Seems there's an opportunity for public commentary somewhere at the Commerce Deptartment about DRM. <http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/02/07/07/0522219.shtml?tid=172>
LOL They're gonna Slashdot the meeting! I wonder how many of them will go? \(Continue reading)Seth Johnson Mark Hinds wrote: > > Seems there's an opportunity for public commentary somewhere > at the Commerce Deptartment about DRM. > > <http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/02/07/07/0522219.shtml?tid=172> > > _______________________________________________ > DMCA-Activists mailing list > DMCA-Activists <at> gnu.org > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dmca-activists -- -- [CC] Counter-copyright: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cc/cc.html I reserve no rights restricting copying, modification or distribution of this incidentally recorded communication.
http://cryptome.org/ms-drm-os.htm Cryptome has the MS DRM OS patent. A few thoughts: 1.) They seem to have patented the concept of "reduced user functionality to protect copyright holders" 2.) By patenting a DRM OS, and then effectively mandating the use of a DRM OS in order to do any type of online commerce and so forth, they are effectively establishing a monopoly (witness the "I run windows so I can run word because everyone else runs word, and yet I continue to send things as word docs thus perpetuating windows hegemony" cycle. Possible antitrust violation? -- -- No one should use [MS] Windows anymore, I've gotten so spoiled by not using it that it just drives me up the wall now. -- Liz Muth ~~ Matt Caron ~~
See the bit I wrote on it when the news first came out, back in December: > http://cryptome.org/ms-drmos-sj.htm Seth Johnson Matthew Caron wrote: > > http://cryptome.org/ms-drm-os.htm > > Cryptome has the MS DRM OS patent. > > A few thoughts: > > 1.) They seem to have patented the concept of "reduced > user functionality to protect copyright holders" > > 2.) By patenting a DRM OS, and then effectively > mandating the use of a DRM OS in order to do any type > of online commerce and so forth, they are effectively > establishing a monopoly (witness the "I run windows > so I can run word because everyone else runs word, and > yet I continue to send things as word docs thus > perpetuating windows hegemony" cycle. Possible > antitrust violation? > -- > No one should use [MS] Windows anymore, I've gotten so spoiled by > not using it that it just drives me up the wall now.(Continue reading)
On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, Seth Johnson wrote: > > LOL > > They're gonna Slashdot the meeting! > > I wonder how many of them will go? I was thinking of going there, possibly with another Gnudist. Also, RMS will be in town durring that time- I know he's concerned about this issue- so he may be there as well. - Serge Wroclawski
Slashdot has just discovered Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) via an article on AtNewYork.com. (DigitalSpeech.org has had him as a good guy on the "Who's Who" page and lists a link to a C|Net article on him from May 1). "Rep. Boucher Outlines 'Fair Use' Fight" <at> http://www.atnewyork.com/news/article.php/1381471 More information on the Music Online Competition Act <at> http://www.house.gov/boucher/moca-page.htm *Some* of the highlights from the AtNewYork.com article: "he is introducing a bill that would essentially restrict the record industry from selling copy-protected CDs" "also said he would introduce a bill within the week that would update the U.S. Copyright Office's Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP), which he has criticized as being mired in outdated laws that tilt against Webcasters" "he said [copy-protected CDs] introduction wouldn't even impact the music piracy the music industry is trying to stop." "he would introduce legislation that would essentially codify 'fair use' provisions of copyright law (that have been implied but not necessarily guaranteed)." "also wants to ease up some of the more copy-restrictive provisions of the 1998 Digital Milennium Copyright Act"(Continue reading)
What will be the nature of the tactic? What will be our objectives? Will we present a statement, seek an audience with some honcho, seek to speak at the panel? Will we wear pithy slogans on T-shirts? Seth -- -- [CC] Counter-copyright: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cc/cc.html I reserve no rights restricting copying, modification or distribution of this incidentally recorded communication. Original authorship should be attributed reasonably, but only so far as such an expectation might hold for usual practice in ordinary social discourse to which one holds no claim of exclusive rights. C-FIT Community Discussion List List Parent: seth.johnson <at> RealMeasures.dyndns.org C-FIT Home: http://RealMeasures.dyndns.org/C-FIT To Subscribe/Unsubscribe: ------------------------------------------------------------(Continue reading)
On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, Seth Johnson wrote: > > > What will be the nature of the tactic? Let us submit at least one statement. Let us ask, before Friday, to speak. > > What will be our objectives? To present a serious defense of our right to private ownership and private use of computers. In addition, some of us will wish to emphasize the "fair use and commons vs. closures" salient of our side's argument. > > Will we present a statement, seek an audience with some > honcho, seek to speak at the panel? All of these. > > Will we wear pithy slogans on T-shirts? > > Seth I'll wear a black suit with my black tie.(Continue reading)
Particulars of a Commerce Department "Public Workshop" on digital restrictions management this July 17th are pasted below. I am going to this thing. Who else? Hands up. I've heard from Jay Sulzberger, Richard Stallman and Ruben Safir. Kevin Marks wishes he could, but he's across the continent. Let me know, and I'll build the cc list or make a discussion group. I just called the number in the notice. The woman who answered gave me the following list of panelists, which is not listed on the site. I am not sure of the spelling on these, and that may go so far as mishearing consonants: - Vic McCleary - JACK! - Rhett Dawson - Joe Tasker - Mitch Glazier - John Potter - Stewart Verdery She asked if I had looked at the website when I asked for the industry affiliations of these participants. I said I would look and might call back. I found nothing further(Continue reading)
I'm going to send a response to their website at some point tonight, and will copy it here. Key issues: DRM destroys value, and is futile due to Church-Turing Markets don't work without trust (as Bush said yesterday). Trust your customers. No more consumers - digits don't get consumed. Outline for a fair workable digital marketplace up at http://mediagora.com There are lots fo good references on my other weblog too http://epeus.blogspot.com http://epeus.blogspot.com/2002_05_01_epeus_archive.html#85122582 On Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at 10:14 AM, Seth Johnson wrote: > > What will be the nature of the tactic? > > What will be our objectives? > > Will we present a statement, seek an audience with some > honcho, seek to speak at the panel? >(Continue reading)
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