> When someone sell property, the seller should not have a right to exercise powers that are exclusively to the new owner. Sorry to say, but it is already the

> When someone sell property, the seller should not have a right to exercise powers that are exclusively to the new owner. Sorry to say, but it is already the case of many computing devices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbYXBJOFgeI&feature=youtu.be&t=19m44s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbYXBJOFgeI&feature=youtu.be... If you buy an iPhone, what exactly do you own? I hope this stuff gets cleared up, of course. Would be nice to run some free software on any computing device you own. > DRM is the technical method to remain in control over property after sale, where contract would be the legal method when renting out property. I agree at least the "owner" should be allowed to boot alternative SW, but it means DRM for digital assets will not be functional (you could dual boot..), as well as some silicon, I imagine. > In open DRM, how and whose digital rights are being managed by said technology? If I lock down my laptops boot loader, is the laptop the digital right that I am "managing" with said security No. I mean SW or digital assets (or digital titles to physical assets). Open DRM would be one in which anyone that has some SW/digital asset they wish to use DRM to control the usage of is capable of doing so. Whether or not the gatekeepers will allow it remains to be seen. The effect of p2p DRM on society would be hard to predict.