DRM and the Death of Culture, by Simon Phipps (Groklaw) [LWN.net]

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."

Nitpick: gantlet, not gauntlet

Posted Jan 31, 2006 1:36 UTC (Tue) by AnswerGuy (guest, #1256) [Link] (3 responses)

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] (1 responses)

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 (guest, #29230) [Link]

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/gauntlet

Main Entry: 2 gauntlet
Function: noun
Etymology: by folk etymology from gantelope
1 : a severe trial : ORDEAL <ran the gauntlet of criticism and censure>
2 a : a double file of men facing each other and armed with clubs or other weapons with which to strike at an individual who is made to run between them -- used with run b : a long line (as of guards or well-wishers)

DRM and the Death of Culture, by Simon Phipps (Groklaw)

Posted Jan 31, 2006 13:31 UTC (Tue) by cpm (guest, #3554) [Link] (2 responses)

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
the legislative process in favor of the 'consumer'. However,
As long as laws are written for, and folks think of themselves
as; "Comsumers", then the battle is already lost.

also, this whole top-heavy approach to me just seems counter
intuitive. It seems to me, that even without any great effort,
folks will just engineer around it. Either technologically, as
dvd jon has done so excellently, or culturally, meaning 'back
to the parlor' with music and art. Folks might start generating
more art and music. I'll take a group of friends playing music
in the den over Metallica cds anyday.

DRM and the Death of Culture, by Simon Phipps (Groklaw)

Posted Jan 31, 2006 14:38 UTC (Tue) by DRBaldock (guest, #30881) [Link] (1 responses)

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,
David Baldock

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
Metallica CD's?
(Note: I don't listen to Metallica, and don't know if their CD's have DRM.)"

Fair question.

There is Metallica I've enjoyed, however, in the earlier days of the riaa
vs the world at large, Metallica was the riaa poster child. Therefore,
they have -in some folks minds- become a figurehead for drm.