Apparently there is no boundary to the inanity of the MPAA. They’re currently lobbying a bill that would require end users to register any “home theater system.” The reason? Just by purchasing a DVD, we don’t actually have the right to invite our friends over to watch it. Correct me if [...]
In an article in Wired, Bruce Schneier makes the following insightful observation:
Trying to make digital files uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet.
After reading an article on the misuse of patents, I’ve finally decided to write an overview of how I think intellectual property should work. Many of these ideas are probably borrowed or modified from other sources (notably Lawrence Lessig’s Free Culture), so I can’t claim true originality.
Patents
Even with the changes to the patent system [...]
… didn’t you know? Big Content is now trying to tell us that DRM isn’t only about stopping those evil pirates, but it’s also a safety measure to stop us poor dumb content-consumers from being turned into pirates ourselves!
So it’s not about legislating their way to a viable market that couldn’t possibly exist without [...]
Wouldn’t life be grand if you could go to Congress and get a law passed that forced everyone in the nation to pay you money? That’s exactly what the RIAA/MPAA are doing at this very moment, under the guise of “fighting piracy”.
First on their list is getting the broadcast flag reinstated, after it was [...]