Ian Hickson on content providers and the reason for DRM
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Ian Hickson on content providers and the reason for DRM
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#2Link to regular Google+, not the obnoxious tiny-text basic one: https://plus.google.com/107429617152575897589/posts/iPmatxBY...
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#3Culture is not created in silos. Culture is created by free exchange (which is not to be confused with "no things should be paid for"). DRM is just a speedbump on the road.
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#4Link to regular Google+, not the obnoxious tiny-text basic one: https://plus.google.com/107429617152575897589/posts/iPmatxBY...
Oh good, the one with the obnoxious banner that slides down, and takes three times the RAM to display in my browser. Thank you.
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#5> The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations.
> The purpose of DRM is to give content providers leverage against creators of playback devices.
The second is necessary because the first cannot be achieved directly.
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#6Link to regular Google+, not the obnoxious tiny-text basic one: https://plus.google.com/107429617152575897589/posts/iPmatxBY...
I actually like it. It's not that readable to begin with, sure, but it's still more content-friendly than the full, overloaded Google+ UI. And unlike the full UI, you can zoom in and/or apply custom CSS (Try Safari's Reader), and it's also friendlier to low-bandwidth, screen readers, etc.
I dunno, mostly playing devil's advocate here, but I think Google+ has some issues as a competitor for traditional blogging that this low-tech version highlights.
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#7> B. Columbia make a movie. Netflix buys the rights to distribute this movie from Columbia
It's interesting that Columbia is treated as a plural subject while Netflix is singular. I'm pretty sure it's a Britishism to treat a firm as plural, but why doesn't Netflix get the same treatment? Earlier in the piece, Paramount gets the plural treatment.
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#8Some creators have business modeled themselves into a corner that requires control over the user's experience. That's unfortunate.
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#9I know there have been gigabytes of text written about copyright and restriction technologies/laws surrounding them. I think I will mention another area which has not been discussed.
What is the US chief export? Machines and Electronic equipment(1). However, one thing glaringly absent from that list is digital media (Music, movies, programs). I would argue that digital media is one of the most important exports, and this requires copyright to enforce effectively.
I can easily imagine that every device we sell could be reduced to very effective 3d models (and circuit models, as well as code to use). In that end, everything we would export is the information how to reproduce. We RepRappers already freely trade and remix designs made by others. For us, a 50kB scad file is more than enough to reproduce the next cool object.
I can understand the US stance towards copyright, although I heartily disagree with them. Most of the industry requires a strong international copyright and protections because somebody else could copy their designs and make it without R&D cost.
(1) http://www.worldsrichestcountries.com/top_us_exports.html
Re: Ian Hickson on content providers and the reason for DRM
#10I know there have been gigabytes of text written about copyright and restriction technologies/laws surrounding them. I think I will mention another area which has not been discussed. What is the US chief export? Machines and Electronic equipment(1). However, one thing glaringly absent from that list is digital media (Music, movies, programs). I would argue that digital media is one of the most important exports, and…
I'm not sure how what you're saying relates to the article...?