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DRM and the Death of Culture, by Simon Phipps (Groklaw)
Groklaw reposts
an entry from Simon Phipps' blog. "DRM - the imposition of
restrictions on usage of content by technical means - is far more than
that. It's like checking the lift ticket, yes, but also the guy checks you
are only wearing gear hired from the resort shop, skis with you down the
slope and trips you if you try any manoeuvers that weren't taught to you by
the resort ski instructor; then as you go down the slope he pushes you away
from the moguls because those are a premium feature and finally you get to
run the gauntlet of armed security guards at the bottom of the slope
checking for people who haven't paid."
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DRM and the Death of Culture, by Simon Phipps (Groklaw) Posted Jan 31, 2006 0:53 UTC (Tue) by Baylink (subscriber, #755) [Link] And, of course, as has been pointed out here before on this topic, the outcome will not be what anyone really wants, either.
Nitpick: gantlet, not gauntlet Posted Jan 31, 2006 1:36 UTC (Tue) by AnswerGuy (guest, #1256) [Link] The ordeal of being forced to run between two lines of assailants is technically a gantlet. The sort of armor glove is called a gauntlet. It's a very common misnomer. JimD
Nitpick: gantlet, not gauntlet Posted Jan 31, 2006 2:48 UTC (Tue) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link] According to the page you posted, both spellings are perfectly acceptable.
Nitpick: gantlet, not gauntlet Posted Jan 31, 2006 4:51 UTC (Tue) by mattdm (subscriber, #18) [Link] And in fact, according to OED, "gantlet" is just an archaic spelling of "gauntlet", both meaning the same things (either the glove or the ordeal).
Nitpick: gantlet, not gauntlet Posted Feb 1, 2006 1:36 UTC (Wed) by HappyCamp (subscriber, #29230) [Link] http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/gauntlet
Main Entry: 2 gauntlet
DRM and the Death of Culture, by Simon Phipps (Groklaw) Posted Jan 31, 2006 13:31 UTC (Tue) by cpm (guest, #3554) [Link] I know I'm not playing the game in quite the right way, but to me-in the end- this whole drm distraction is a non player.
Yes, it is good to fight drm, yes, it is good to try to influence
also, this whole top-heavy approach to me just seems counter
DRM and the Death of Culture, by Simon Phipps (Groklaw) Posted Jan 31, 2006 14:38 UTC (Tue) by DRBaldock (subscriber, #30881) [Link] cpm wrote:"I'll take a group of friends playing music in the den over Metallica cds anyday."
Is this because you don't like Metallica, or beacuse you don't like DRM on Metallica CD's? (Note: I don't listen to Metallica, and don't know if their CD's have DRM.)
For me, I prefer live (mostly acoustic) music. And when I do buy CD's, it's usually from individual Celtic or Renaissance musicians, rather than the large music labels. The individuals don't typically have the money to license DRM for their CD's, and most wouldn't anyways.
Current DRM only affects CD's played on a computer, right? So if I accidently buy a CD that has DRM, I can still listening to it on my regular CD Player.
Take Care,
DRM and the Death of Culture, by Simon Phipps (Groklaw) Posted Jan 31, 2006 14:59 UTC (Tue) by cpm (guest, #3554) [Link] DRBaldock quieried;
" Is this because you don't like Metallica, or beacuse you don't like DRM on
Fair question.
There is Metallica I've enjoyed, however, in the earlier days of the riaa
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