Comments on: Unprotected Content http://blog.kyd.com.au/unprotected-content/ News and critique of web standards and related tech. Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:50:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pascal Klein http://blog.kyd.com.au/unprotected-content/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Pascal Klein Sun, 10 Sep 2006 01:32:23 +0000 http://techtoucian.net/muse/2006/09/07/Unprotected_Content#comment-1025 <p>DRM does not stop 'piracy' - it pisses off not only the people who are prevented from copying something to people who are doing nothing 'illegal' and even to the artists. What if you were the artist and you wanted to copy the music of one of your CDs to your computer or that of your parents and it had DRM software running on it? Tatey: I recommend you look at some of the words and thoughts of Prof. Lawrence Lessig and read Free Culture before supporting DRM, even with those arguments. :) Cheers dudes.</p> DRM does not stop ‘piracy’ – it pisses off not only the people who are prevented from copying something to people who are doing nothing ‘illegal’ and even to the artists. What if you were the artist and you wanted to copy the music of one of your CDs to your computer or that of your parents and it had DRM software running on it?

Tatey: I recommend you look at some of the words and thoughts of Prof. Lawrence Lessig and read Free Culture before supporting DRM, even with those arguments. :)

Cheers dudes.

]]> By: Ashley http://blog.kyd.com.au/unprotected-content/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 Ashley Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:01:16 +0000 http://techtoucian.net/muse/2006/09/07/Unprotected_Content#comment-1024 <p>Copyright law is usually enough to stop commercial "piracy." DRM is completely inefficient against it. The only thing DRM stops is "casual copying" and legitimate users making backups. I forgot to mention that. Oh, and I'm going to smack you next time I see you for dirtying my site. :-P</p> Copyright law is usually enough to stop commercial “piracy.” DRM is completely inefficient against it. The only thing DRM stops is “casual copying” and legitimate users making backups. I forgot to mention that.

Oh, and I’m going to smack you next time I see you for dirtying my site. :-P

]]> By: Tatey http://blog.kyd.com.au/unprotected-content/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Tatey Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:25:30 +0000 http://techtoucian.net/muse/2006/09/07/Unprotected_Content#comment-1023 <p>I'm an advocate for DRM. I'm tired of pirates stealing the content that rightfully belongs to its respective owners. They invest their capital, skill and labour in an attempt to produce quality products. Why should these fundamental rules be exempted from digital content? The same principles apply and therefore, the same legal mechanisms that protect the IP should be enforced. Microsoft and Sony are only trying to protect these artists/organisations AND the consumer. Seriously, give them a break. Free and Open Source Software/Content will spawn the demise of this industry as we know it, and hundreds of thousands of people will lose their jobs. Think of their children and families that they have to provide for. Microsoft is a respectable company and they're only looking out for our best interests. Get a haircut, and use a real OS you free-loading, Linux-using nubs.</p> I’m an advocate for DRM. I’m tired of pirates stealing the content that rightfully belongs to its respective owners. They invest their capital, skill and labour in an attempt to produce quality products. Why should these fundamental rules be exempted from digital content? The same principles apply and therefore, the same legal mechanisms that protect the IP should be enforced. Microsoft and Sony are only trying to protect these artists/organisations AND the consumer. Seriously, give them a break. Free and Open Source Software/Content will spawn the demise of this industry as we know it, and hundreds of thousands of people will lose their jobs. Think of their children and families that they have to provide for. Microsoft is a respectable company and they’re only looking out for our best interests. Get a haircut, and use a real OS you free-loading, Linux-using nubs.

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