I'm not sure how you inferred that I wasn't going to take an active hand in educating people, but anyway.
Technological savvy is becoming more and more important in today's society. More and more people will understand what a piece of software actually does, simply because it's in their job description. This combined with educational and informative... Well, whatever the medium happens to be, will ensure that the consumer is aware of DRMs.
I have faith in our ability to do the right thing... For ourselves! The greed and self-centeredness of the consumer will always win out, and DRMs are unbelieveably irking to many people. The dollar is more powerful than anything else in this country, and people are already buying less music because of the RIAA's tactics and methods of enforcements.
With regards to this: "Considering technology, the RIAA, and the gazillion combinations of playing with digital media it isn't clear a judge could ever be educated enough to understand the technical issues. Instead, the deepest pockets win because they can afford the biggest megaphone -- they've convinced the legal system via FUD that consumers are evil and piracy is rampant and must be stopped."
I disagree. I think that as the generation currently in power begins to phase out in the next five to ten years, and the one preceding mine begins to phase itself in, we'll see a dramatic shift in the technological savvy of our lawmakers and judges. They won't need to be educated, because they already know this stuff. All they'll have to do is keep on top of it.
Honestly, the idea of DRMs pisses so many people off that they simply can't stay around for long. The consumer hates not being trusted, and won't buy things that have DRMs. DRMs will be a thing of the past in the next decade, I have faith.
It's nice to see the intended balance of power in our government begin to stabilize once more. When one or more sides start to get out of hand, the other side steps in! Sort of like rock-paper-scissors, but C-SPAN covers the matches.
I eagerly await the incensed cries of "activist judges!"
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I'm not sure how you inferred that I wasn't going to take an active hand in educating people, but anyway.
Technological savvy is becoming more and more important in today's society. More and more people will understand what a piece of software actually does, simply because it's in their job description. This combined with educational and informative... Well, whatever the medium happens to be, will ensure that the consumer is aware of DRMs.
I have faith in our ability to do the right thing... For ourselves! The greed and self-centeredness of the consumer will always win out, and DRMs are unbelieveably irking to many people. The dollar is more powerful than anything else in this country, and people are already buying less music because of the RIAA's tactics and methods of enforcements.
With regards to this: "Considering technology, the RIAA, and the gazillion combinations of playing with digital media it isn't clear a judge could ever be educated enough to understand the technical issues. Instead, the deepest pockets win because they can afford the biggest megaphone -- they've convinced the legal system via FUD that consumers are evil and piracy is rampant and must be stopped."
I disagree. I think that as the generation currently in power begins to phase out in the next five to ten years, and the one preceding mine begins to phase itself in, we'll see a dramatic shift in the technological savvy of our lawmakers and judges. They won't need to be educated, because they already know this stuff. All they'll have to do is keep on top of it.
Honestly, the idea of DRMs pisses so many people off that they simply can't stay around for long. The consumer hates not being trusted, and won't buy things that have DRMs. DRMs will be a thing of the past in the next decade, I have faith.
It's nice to see the intended balance of power in our government begin to stabilize once more. When one or more sides start to get out of hand, the other side steps in! Sort of like rock-paper-scissors, but C-SPAN covers the matches. I eagerly await the incensed cries of "activist judges!"