[discuss] Defective by design

[Russell McOrmond]

Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> I'm curious to know what people think of this morning's stunt by the FSF,
> The ZDNet article talking about it helps bring attention to the
> relationship between opne source and the fight against DRM:
> 
> http://www.defectivebydesign.org/
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=659
> 
> Is this group and its tactics something that CLUE should support or even
> emulate?


   I think we should support, emulate and expand.  We need to remind 
people that the controvercy with DRM isn't about "locks put on content 
owned by copyright holders", but "locks put on devices that are not 
owned by copyright holders".   "Defective By Design"  is a very mild but 
informative slogan.  The reality is that "DRM is Theft", but that phrase 
puts many people off who do not understand how DRM works.

   We have a huge uphill battle in educating people about how DRM works, 
and the underlying reason why it is controvercial (IE: it is always 
controvercial when a lock is put on something without the permission of 
its owner).

> - Evan

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