Imagine a world with no DRM
p2pnet news view | DRM:- No DRM. No Copyrights. No Patents.
Would it be possible to survive in such a world?
Nahhhh.
Ask Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG, or Time Warner, Viacom, Fox, Sony, NBC Universal and Disney, or any of the big software or gamnes companies.
They’ll tell you.
But what if …. ?
In a Reader’s Write, DRM Koolaid links to Rick C. Hodgin’s TG Daily post which wonders »»»
If people and companies could copy anything in existence, rolling it into whatever product they can design, and then attempt to sell it to others … what would that world look like?
Wow!
But, never happen.
Legal fraternities of lawyers around the world wouldn’t allow it. Imagine how many of them would have to find honest and useful employment as a direct consequence?
Perish the thought.
However, Hodgins goes on »»»
What if it was a software endeavor? Suppose all of Microsoft’s operating systems were suddenly free and some rogue programmer at Redmond released all of the source code for every version (including service packs) unto the world for free. It was now in some public software channel like Linux. Could the developer community grab hold of Windows and turn it into something truly usable and amazing? Or do we need the Microsofts of the world controlling their code, only rolling out to us that which they want to give - at the speed they want to give it? Is it possible to operate without such limitations - successfully?
Is a world without DRM, Copyrights or Patents even conceivable? Would it be of benefit knowing that everything we see, everything we’re exposed to, everything we obtain, everything we learn, everything we teach, that all of it can be used by anyone at any point for any purpose, completely free of charge and without limitation? Would it be a worthwhile world to recognize that at such a point it would only be the fruits of our labor sold for whatever the market will bear which sustains us? It would not be some grand idea first exploited and then capitalized upon for years as fortunes are made. Only by working and doing would we gain. Is it possible? And is it desirable?
But, “The world isn’t ready for a ’star trek’ philosophy,” reckons Romulan.
TG Daily - A world free from DRM, copyrights and patents, January 14, 2009
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January 14th, 2009 at 10:45 am
The only problem with this, as in science, are people who want to appropriate works of others claiming they wrote it.
Recognition remains important, because open source code contributed by someone and used by millions of people is far better than just claims to have some skills/experience on a resume.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:47 am
I meant to put the “No DRM. No Copyrights. No Patents.” bit in my original post for dramatic effect, but forgot. lol
Guess I lose a brownie point.
January 14th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
This is an EXCELLENT idea
As for recognition: it’s easy to setup a relational database with references of who’s original code it is, everyone is happy.
Anyone lying or cheating goes into the hall of shame. That’s a much more powerful tool than manipulating courts, money, lawyers etc. when everyone knows someone’s a liar. Imagine that person being chastised everywhere they go or at worst excommunicated.
January 14th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
OK now, this just gets sadder and sadder all the time: more stupidity courtesy of the RIAA: stripping the sound off YouTube videos - no, really!
Techdirt article: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090114/0551073400.shtml
Washington post article. Linked to by Techdirt and has the link to some examples of mutilated videos: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/14/AR2009011400897.html
A mutilated video: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RGix5nV6DQw
Man, that *so* makes me want to seek out and buy the music off that artist that I can’t hear and don’t know who it is! (sarcastic)
There’s not even a mention by YouTube that they’ve done this, leaving confused and frustrated users thinking that something is wrong with their computers.
January 15th, 2009 at 4:44 am
I for one, hope for no drm, no patients, no copyright. Then we can actually make and remake things we want or don’t want. So if people wanted to make something better, they would need to buy first, then remix. Then charge the same amount.
It would be so amazing I’d think.
January 15th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
i can tell you real reasons and exactly why they have DRM, patents, throttling, DPI, spying, banks, scientology, NWO, attacks on P2P and the rest … but:
1 all comments would be deleted because “… this is not the right forum for it …”
2 i step out my door and i’d probably get busted or shot [for real]
3 cause ppl would think i’m a nut case, even though i can show lots of proof
4 religious nutz would hound me till 2012
5 if found out most of my business would disappear
too bad … over 30 yrs of digging gone to waste, you won’t be able to take on big biz and win, your loss on all the cool stuff you’ll never realize
have fun
June 21st, 2009 at 2:22 am
If what you say you have is that earth-shattering, then release it on the web anonymusly and cover your tracks. Or is it you want to be credited for finding all of this information? I’d say, if it’s that important, then people need to know. Let them decide if they want to believe it or not.