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DRM Protest in Hazmat Suits
johnsu01 writes "The Free Software Foundation launched a new anti-DRM initiative today with a flash protest at Bill Gates's keynote speech to Microsoft developers in Seattle. They're calling the new campaign 'Defective by Design' and have named Big Media, device manufacturers and proprietary software companies as targets. CivicActions is participating as a coalition partner in the campaign. Protesters donned HazMat suits, apparently to emphasize the hazard Digital Restrictions Management poses to their rights." There are also a few pictures available over at Defectivebydesign.org.
FSF used to be about "creating" free software, not stealing original "content". This is a fairly significant, but relatively subtle evolution.
And I definitely think the hazmat costumes detract from their message. You'd think they would've learned from PETA and brought some naked folks to protest instead of dressing up like idiots to make their point.
He witness first hand that there are people more eccentric than he is. He is beside himself in grief! Hazmat costumes? Were they trying to bluff the attendees into believing the building had a hazardous leak and thus not attend? Oh yes, they were making a statement! Well, at least, they left their Star Trek costumes at home.
Oh yeah, I know you are ready mod me troll or flamebait. But wait, "DRM is evil!!!" Now you have a conundrum on your hands. Good luck sorting that out
You don't have to be smart to use a Mac, you just have to be smart enough to buy one
That the first thing you need to do is educate consumers as to why they should care.
Has it ever occurred to you that the mass of people don't really give a crap if they can't pirate music? Most people are content to listen to music that they purchased for their own use. Most people don't mind paying for books. The tinfoil hat crew has to come out of the woodwork and warn us that our rights are going to hell in a handbasket if we maintain the status quo, that is, we continue to pay for content. Well, it hasn't happened yet.
Unfortunately Joe Average Consumer doesn't have the foggiest idea about Copyright in general, much less the new mechanims being put in place to "protect" it.
And why should they care? DRM isn't keeping them from enjoying the content they've paid for. It isn't an issue for "Joe Public". If DRM is ever a problem, you can bet that the average American will stand up for their rights, but as such, no infringement has taken place. Get over your self-importance.
by Mike Buddha -- Someday the mountain might get him, but the law never will.
You are preaching to the chior... They will never listen.
I've heard people shouting about how this-behavior-is-a-slippery-slope, and that-behavior-will-start-a-snowballing-chain-react ion, and you know what? It's all BS, just like this.
But when it doesn't happen (and it won't) you can claim a victory for bringing it to the public consciousness. But you and people of your ilk aren't the impetus. You'r not even the catalyst. Eventually, the powers that be will do something that most people don't like, and that's where the boundaries will be drawn. There'll be a backlash and a happy medium will be struck. All without anyone wearing hazmat suits like idiots.
by Mike Buddha -- Someday the mountain might get him, but the law never will.
don't bet your dog/future/.asp on it?
can anyone guess what they'll be wearing when the big flash occurs?
meanwhile: the same corepirate nazi felons are STILL running US DOWn?
what a surprise? like corn passing through a bird's butt?
all they want is... everything. at what cost to US? not a pretty picture at all. quite infactdead from our viewpoint.
for many of US, the only way out is up.
don't forget, for each of the creators' innocents harmed (in any way) there is a debt that must/will be repaid by you/US as the perpetrators/minions of unprecedented evile will not be available after the big flash occurs.
'vote' with (what's left in) yOUR wallet. help bring an end to unprecedented evile's manifestation through yOUR owned felonious corepirate nazi life0cidal glowbull warmongering execrable.
some of US should consider ourselves very fortunate to be among those scheduled to survive after the big flash/implementation of the creators' wwwildly popular planet/population rescue initiative/mandate.
it's right in the manual, 'world without end', etc....
as we all ?know?, change is inevitable, & denying/ignoring gravity, logic, morality, etc..., is only possible, on a temporary basis.
concern about the course of events that will occur should the corepirate nazi life0cidal execrable fail to be intervened upon is in order.
'do not be dismayed' (also from the manual). however, it's ok/recommended, to not attempt to live under/accept, fauxking nazi felon greed/fear/ego based pr ?firm? scriptdead mindphuking hypenosys.
consult with/trust in yOUR creators. providing more than enough of everything for everyone (without any distracting/spiritdead personal gain motives), whilst badtolling unprecedented evile, using an unlimited supply of newclear power, since/until forever. see you there?
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."
Attention? What attention?
The home team has a shot at the Stanley Cup. The kids are out playing soccer. We'll be launching the boat this weekend.
If you ignore the people who want to make backups of their DVD's so the kids don't scratch up the originals, but can't. And if you ignore the people who want to format shift their music from CD's to some other player, but can't, or run the risk of having their computer disabled by buggy DRM software. And if you ignore all the people who buy eBooks and then want to view them on a device other than which it was orginally purchased on, but can't. And if you ignore the people who buy music online and then want to move it to another computer, but can't.
Relatively speaking, it's still a small list.
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Life must be very exciting for you though.
Always: "Look there's a troll, watch out"
or : "Ah-ha! A troll, but it didn't fool me because I'm smart!"