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Mandatory DRM for Podcasts Proposed

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the good-idea-bad-idea dept.

Knytefall writes "Joe Biden, Dianne Feinstein, and two GOP senators are sponsoring a bill called the PERFORM Act that would require podcasts with music and satellite radio to be locked-up with music industry-approved DRM software. From the article: 'All audio services — Webcasters included — would be obligated to implement "reasonably available and economically reasonable" copy-protection technology aimed at preventing "music theft" and restricting automatic recording.'"

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  1. The REAL Reason behind DRM'd Podcasts... by andrewd18 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I get it... By making everyone use DRM on their podcasts, each terrorist will have to legitimately purchase Osama Bin Laden's podcasts off of iTunes, thus driving up the price of terrorism!

    Brilliant!

  2. What's that Spell? by sweatyboatman · · Score: 4, Funny

    The PERFORM Act, or the "Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act," Um... I believe that's the PERRHM Act. Not as catchy, although cat lovers might take to it. The proposed legislation makes zero sense so therefore the acronym makes zero sense. Why have an acronym? Call it the Eliminate Free Internet Radio Act. Or just Yet Another Gift to Our Large and All-Powerful Contributors Act.

    Sigh.

    -tom
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    It breaks my pluginses, my precious!
  3. Re:copyleft? by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Welcome to my podcast.
    "Before getting to the music, you have to listen to this GPL license.

    *mad llama rant*

    "If you do not agree to the license, please stop the tape and listen to something else instead.

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  4. Re:Completely ludicrous by garcia · · Score: 5, Funny

    They are talking about XM radios that allow you to record the content. Are they going to demand that all audio recording devices use DRM to disable people from recording and redistributing this content? This is nothing more than a direct protection of the RIAA cronies by the government to try and hassle Sat radio.

    Fuck, we should really mandate all line-in, cassette recorders, and DAT recorders have this technology retroactively installed. We wouldn't want this precious content being recorded by those means!

    Report for retroactive DRM installation immediately!

  5. OK thats easy... by JustNiz · · Score: 4, Funny

    >> would be obligated to implement "reasonably available and economically reasonable" copy-protection technology aimed at preventing "music theft.

    I propose ROT-13. Its free and easily available.

  6. Re:Completely ludicrous by antarctican · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, if they're really serious about this, they have to somehow block people from, as you say, recording and re-distributing. So, what they should be asking for is funds to research how to DRM compression waves (i.e., sound waves).

    Well it seems the logical way of implementing such a scheme is direct implants in to everyone's ear drums. If the implant detects any illegal music or noise, your ears turn off.

    That'd certainly make electronics manufacturing simpler. The next phase could be for ocular implants.

  7. Re:Completely ludicrous by Nethead · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, to disable the cameras at the next bank I hold up.....

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