Comments on: Right Symptoms, Wrong Diagnosis http://techliberation.com/2006/05/20/right-symptoms-wrong-diagnosis/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Fri, 25 May 2012 18:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: eee_eff http://techliberation.com/2006/05/20/right-symptoms-wrong-diagnosis/comment-page-1/#comment-54111 eee_eff Sun, 21 May 2006 19:54:04 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/20/right-symptoms-wrong-diagnosis/#comment-54111 <p>This is yet another post that continues the long held tradition of the fascists at the PFF and TLF of ignoring the First Amendment problems inherent with legally protected DRM schemes.<br><br>I have nothing against DRM if it is voluntary and not protected by statist powers that are inherent in the DMCA.<br><br>When DRM becomes legally protected from being cracked and prohibits my implementation of the source code I may chose to compile on my own computer, that is where DRM crosses the line into land that infringes my First Amendment rights...</p> This is yet another post that continues the long held tradition of the fascists at the PFF and TLF of ignoring the First Amendment problems inherent with legally protected DRM schemes.

I have nothing against DRM if it is voluntary and not protected by statist powers that are inherent in the DMCA.

When DRM becomes legally protected from being cracked and prohibits my implementation of the source code I may chose to compile on my own computer, that is where DRM crosses the line into land that infringes my First Amendment rights…

]]> By: enigma_foundry http://techliberation.com/2006/05/20/right-symptoms-wrong-diagnosis/comment-page-1/#comment-33541 enigma_foundry Sun, 21 May 2006 18:54:04 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/20/right-symptoms-wrong-diagnosis/#comment-33541 <p>This is yet another post that continues the long held tradition of the fascists at the PFF and TLF of ignoring the First Amendment problems inherent with legally protected DRM schemes.</p> <p>I have nothing against DRM if it is voluntary and not protected by statist powers that are inherent in the DMCA.</p> <p>When DRM becomes legally protected from being cracked and prohibits my implementation of the source code I may chose to compile on my own computer, that is where DRM crosses the line into land that infringes my First Amendment rights...</p> This is yet another post that continues the long held tradition of the fascists at the PFF and TLF of ignoring the First Amendment problems inherent with legally protected DRM schemes.

I have nothing against DRM if it is voluntary and not protected by statist powers that are inherent in the DMCA.

When DRM becomes legally protected from being cracked and prohibits my implementation of the source code I may chose to compile on my own computer, that is where DRM crosses the line into land that infringes my First Amendment rights…

]]> By: MikeT http://techliberation.com/2006/05/20/right-symptoms-wrong-diagnosis/comment-page-1/#comment-54110 MikeT Sat, 20 May 2006 20:54:53 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/20/right-symptoms-wrong-diagnosis/#comment-54110 <p>DeLong doesn't understand the technical issues involved with "open DRM." He seems to have an almost "magical" view of software development like if we just make the laws flexible and strong enough, open DRM will naturally happen. There are complex technical issues involved that he just doesn't care to understand, such as where this DRM will be implemented in the device. Pure software DRM is flexible, but easily cracked. Adding a strong hardware component makes it very proprietary. Then you have to choose application-level, or OS-level.</p> DeLong doesn’t understand the technical issues involved with “open DRM.” He seems to have an almost “magical” view of software development like if we just make the laws flexible and strong enough, open DRM will naturally happen. There are complex technical issues involved that he just doesn’t care to understand, such as where this DRM will be implemented in the device. Pure software DRM is flexible, but easily cracked. Adding a strong hardware component makes it very proprietary. Then you have to choose application-level, or OS-level.

]]> By: MikeT http://techliberation.com/2006/05/20/right-symptoms-wrong-diagnosis/comment-page-1/#comment-33540 MikeT Sat, 20 May 2006 19:54:53 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/20/right-symptoms-wrong-diagnosis/#comment-33540 <p>DeLong doesn't understand the technical issues involved with "open DRM." He seems to have an almost "magical" view of software development like if we just make the laws flexible and strong enough, open DRM will naturally happen. There are complex technical issues involved that he just doesn't care to understand, such as where this DRM will be implemented in the device. Pure software DRM is flexible, but easily cracked. Adding a strong hardware component makes it very proprietary. Then you have to choose application-level, or OS-level.</p> DeLong doesn’t understand the technical issues involved with “open DRM.” He seems to have an almost “magical” view of software development like if we just make the laws flexible and strong enough, open DRM will naturally happen. There are complex technical issues involved that he just doesn’t care to understand, such as where this DRM will be implemented in the device. Pure software DRM is flexible, but easily cracked. Adding a strong hardware component makes it very proprietary. Then you have to choose application-level, or OS-level.

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