Jeremy Allison On Why DRM Will Never Work

eldavojohn writes "At the ZDNet site, Jeremy Allison (a well-known employee of the Google corporation) goes on a hilarious rant against Digital Rights Management. He compares the access restriction technology with underwear gnomes & Star Trek while ending with: 'Believing in a DRM business model is like joining Star Fleet security, putting on your red shirt, and volunteering to beam down to the new unexplored planet with Kirk, Spock and McCoy. Someone will be coming back from that mission, it's just not likely to be the security guard. Always a true engineer, Scotty had the good sense to stay safely on board the ship.'"

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As I'm sure all Slashdot readers will recall

[Anonymous Coward]

When Scotty did go down to the planet in Wolf in the Fold (for strippers, as a good engineer should), he was accused of murder. Lesson learned!

Re:As I'm sure all Slashdot readers will recall

[monk.e.boy]

When Scotty did go down to the planet in Wolf in the Fold (for strippers, as a good engineer should), he was accused of murder. Lesson learned!

Yeah, it always seemed so unfair that he only got to enjoy some nekid flesh, when he could have gone on a wild prostitute sex and killing spree and be treated exactly the same.

I think we all agree, on shore leave from Enterprise - just go for it!

Cos, hey. Kirk has your back and he's got fucking proton torpedo's and an itchy trigger finger.

monk.e.boy

Re:As I'm sure all Slashdot readers will recall

[monk.e.boy]

Kirk has your back and he's got fucking proton torpedo's and an itchy trigger finger. Actually, Luke Skywalker had the proton torpedos. Kirk had photon torpedos.

Shit. I've been found out.

Here, take my fake geek card and my thick glasses. I'll see myself out.

monk.e.boy

Re:I resign

[mulvane]

Pretty bad when you are a failure as a nerd. Is there anything left for you?