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Story: GPL 3 to take hard line on DRM

Posted by: Anonymous (Friday 20 January 2006, 5:56 PM)

DRM is neither for users or criminals. (criminals always know how to circumvent them).

DRM is a commercial strategy of a given company, technically enforced. I don't want my DVD to play on a given zone ? It's quasi-illegal to enforce because of international trade laws ? No problem, because now, it's legally enforced, even if it's against any other law !

The same with restrictions to fair use : they are illegal, but circumvent them is illegal too...

Imagine peanut butter (or Nutella) sellers that would enforce the use of compatible spoons via special caps. And now imagine that it would be illegal to change the caps for others, or, as in Europe now, to just give information about how to use another spoon...

It's the big, big favor the entertainment industry had from the lawmakers : they can make any restriction they want, limit where and how their movies/music/books will be seen, and that's not only a commercial choice, but it become a private law...