p2pnet - rss feed: NAVSHP must re-evaluate DRM
p2p news / p2pnet:- Europe’s Networked Audiovisual Systems and Home Platforms (NAVSHP) group is wrong to assume Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) will foster development of the home audiovisual market, says the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation).
EFF European affairs coordinator Cory Doctorow says NAVSHP should be exploring approaches grounded in empirical research, not “industry mythology”.
DRM is, “already widely deployed without a hint of success and the NAVSHP group has the opportunity to learn from its well-known failures,” says Doctorow.
A fresh inquiry could examine why law-abiding citizens have resorted to finding unrestricted material on p2p networks, and look at technological systems that might encourage new artistic works and new business models.
“The EU and the world are experiencing a revolution in creativity thanks to the Internet,” he says, adding, “An entire generation of remixers, talented amateurs, and Creative Commons enthusiasts have created works that do not require DRM to thrive.
“NAVSHP should produce recommendations for systems that embrace unrestricted distribution methods in support of these new Internet-native business models. These European creators deserve every bit as much attention from the EU as do American film studios and other incumbents.”
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See:-
EFF - European Report Threatens Consumers’ Rights, October 17, 2005
