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How typical of the DRM/closed-web subset of the tech community to justify their collaboration with accusations of piracy at those of us trying to create a free
by pdkl95 12y ago
How typical of the DRM/closed-web subset of the tech community to justify their collaboration with accusations of piracy at those of us trying to create a free and open web.
Resisting any type of DRM from the very beginning is important, because the fight will be a lot harder once there is an established community of users. Educating people about DRM is hard enough; it is almost impossible when it also requires convincing people to give up some service (i.e. netflix) that they have grown accustomed to.
This is the latest battle the ongoing War On General Purpose Computing[1], and a lot of people that should know better are choosing movies and the dream of short-term profits over long-term freedom.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nypRYpVKc5Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nypRYpVKc5Y