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A very sad day for the Open Web. What can we as users do?
by budu3 12y ago
A very sad day for the Open Web. What can we as users do?
- maxerickson 12y agoContinue to factor DRM into your payment decisions. Given reasonable opportunities, encourage other people to do the same thing. That is, if you catch them listening, point out how DRM makes media less valuable for end users. I think being overly reasonable and keeping it simple is probably the right approach, so pointing out that a video is tied to a specific system and will likely stop working is preferable to stuff that heads in the direction of $15 purchases harming freedom.
- acdha 12y agoI think this is the key avenue for progress: work to keep the perceived value of DRMed content low. People don't mind DRM on things like Netflix because the cost is so low and the model is clearly communicated in all of Netflix'x marketing. In contrast, DRM inspires significant outrage when people are told that they “own” something but are restricted from using it normally. Even people who don't normally care about technical issues know it's not right when they're told e.g. they have to pay a second time to watch a movie on their iPad after paying $50 for a Blu-Ray copy. If anything is going to change the DRM trend, it'll be increased unwillingness to pay high prices for restricted content.
- sroerick 12y agoBoycott Hollywood movies.