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This is why open standards are so important. DRM and proprietary drivers/blobs/formats are enemy to humanity. This is also why it should be (and in some places
by kaoD 9y ago
This is why open standards are so important.
DRM and proprietary drivers/blobs/formats are enemy to humanity. This is also why it should be (and in some places is) 100% legal to circumvent such measures, including via reverse engineering.
But it shouldn't be that way! I'd say society should go a step further and grant copyright on works only if the specification of the underlying formats is fully released, just like patents exist(ed?) to grant legal protection in exchange for disclosure.
- kaybe 9y agoMaybe DRM etc should only be legal in combination with code escrow.