Just say No! to DRM
p2p news / p2pnet: “DRM is artificial scarcity that steals fair use rights from customers and the public commons,” says Julian ‘Just Say No to DRM’ Bond on Voidstar.
“That’s Corporate Piracy.
“Please steal this image and do whatever you like with it.
“ps. This message still isn’t right. ‘It’s Piracy’ isn’t quite the right message and like Lessig’s Right to Remix the underlying message is too esoteric. We need a soundbite as catchy and obvious as ‘It’s Piracy’. And people aren’t going to get ‘It Steals Fair Use Rights’ either.”
How about DRM is DownRightMean? Or DownRightMendacious? Or DownRightMonstrous?
Sandro recently pointed out the original ‘Home Taping Kills Music’ showed up on the back of the main cardstock sleeve of a vinyl LP.
(Nice one, Julian ; )
Also See:
cardstock sleeve – Home Taping Kills Music, March 22, 2006
Voidstar – Just Say No, March 27, 2006
March 28th, 2006 at 12:06 am
This DRM IS KILLING MUSIC is a stroke of genius, someone should register the domain and start the campaign.
March 28th, 2006 at 12:15 am
DRM IS KILLING MUSIC – AND LOCKING UP YOUR RIGHTS
DRM IS KILLING MUSIC – AND FREEDOM TO CHOOSE
March 28th, 2006 at 12:55 am
Fair use rights should be guaranteed.
March 28th, 2006 at 2:04 am
Home taping is Legal in the U.S. Audio home recording act 1985
March 28th, 2006 at 2:10 am
No such thing as “fair use” unless its unlimited use. I can use my lawnmower to mow the top of my car if I want to, I paid for them both.
March 28th, 2006 at 8:14 am
Copying for personal use is at most civil tort, punishable by fine relevant to the nature of the offense (if any any offense is actually involved).
The actions of the entertainment cartels can be more closely classified as Privateering. Privateering is more than than illegal, it is immoral, scum-of-the-earth, bottom-sucking venality. In war time, privateering is a captal offense. I say: When it comes to the RIAA and the MPAA — OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! And let their names live in infany.
March 28th, 2006 at 8:17 am
Oh, and change the logo under the middle icon at the head of the article to read “DRM is Privateering”
March 28th, 2006 at 8:22 am
These images are public domain. Please steal them, rip, mix, burn them, spread them widely.
Julian Bond
Voidstar.com
March 28th, 2006 at 5:33 pm
DRM Is Killing Music, I Paid For It Why Can’t I Use It.
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-Jericho44@yahoo.com
March 28th, 2006 at 5:39 pm
DRM Is Killing Music, I Paid For It Why Can’t I Use It
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March 29th, 2006 at 6:17 am
Your money
Your music
Your player
It’s YOURS
NO DRM!
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DRM
You pay, no play.
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DRM
You’ll pay the price.
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DRM
You’ll pay the price again and again.
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DRM
Why pay for no play?
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DRM
The pirated copy works just fine!
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DRM
No play = no pay
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DRM
It won’t work.
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DRM
You paid for THAT?…SUCKER!
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DRM
You should have bought the pirated copy.
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DRM
Pirated copies are region free.
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DRM
You pay for no play.
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DRM
It’s not broken, it’s just not supposed to work, you should have bought the pirated copy from a street vendor, it works just fine.
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DRM
A big steaming dump on your customers.
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How to play a DRM protected file:
(insert long technical process)
How to play non-DRM content:
press play
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DRM
You buy it, you pay for it, but you can’t use it.
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DRM
It’s like a car you can’t drive, a house you can’t live in, or food you can’t eat. Why did you buy it?
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DRM
You paid for it, but you still stole it.
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DRM
Gotcha!
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DRM
Only 30 more minutes of ads, then you can watch your movie.
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DRM
Turning your new state of the art digital media player into a boat anchor.
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DRM
Your recorder won’t record, your player won’t play. It’s that simple.
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DRM
Buyers’ remorse
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DRM
Taking away the privileges you paid for.
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DRM
My old VHS machine records just fine.
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DRM
Stop what you’re doing!
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DRM
You have to break the law to play it.
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DRM
More technical hoops to make something work.
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DRM
You pay for it, then they take it from you.
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DRM
Because you ARE a criminal.
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DRM
Locking out the competition.
March 29th, 2006 at 9:45 pm
Hell,
DRM IS KILLING CULTURE
DRM IS KILLING HERITAGE
DRM IS KILLING INNOVATION
March 29th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
“DRM
Locking out the competition. ”
Shouldn’t that be
“DRM
Locking out the customer.”
or the consumer in the *AA’s mind