Friday, July 29, 2005
HDTV, MCE, DRM, and DCMA
Posted by Jeremy Charette in "ARTICLE" @ 08:00 AM
"My lack of connectivity last week kept me out of the latest round of the DRM debate. Chris Lanier started it with a very sensible post here. He makes the point that DRM is already a major part of the digital media ecosystem, and in fact most of it is practically invisible. If you watch digital cable TV, rent a DVD, subscribe to HBO, own a DirecTV or Dish satellite, or even drag out one of your old commercially released VHS tapes, you're already dealing with DRM, and you probably don't even notice."
Ed Bott has posted his thoughts on the DRM debate. He makes a good point about current DRM solutions being seamless, but I think most fears about proposed DRM tools are well-founded. Ed brings up two things that are making seamless DRM difficult, and the biggest one is the DMCA. When will some lawmaker listen to the consumers instead of the content providers, and begin a motion to limit or strike down this juggernaut? The United States was founded on free enterprise, not carefully regulated for the betterment of a few large companies enterprise. :?
Ed Bott has posted his thoughts on the DRM debate. He makes a good point about current DRM solutions being seamless, but I think most fears about proposed DRM tools are well-founded. Ed brings up two things that are making seamless DRM difficult, and the biggest one is the DMCA. When will some lawmaker listen to the consumers instead of the content providers, and begin a motion to limit or strike down this juggernaut? The United States was founded on free enterprise, not carefully regulated for the betterment of a few large companies enterprise. :?
