DRM

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Even the people producing works loaded with DRM think it's cr@p and find ways around it:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20 ... klash.html

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Wal-Mart shuts down its DRM servers:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20 ... rvers.html

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Music industry pushing for DRM in Japanese cell phones with dial to home hooks:

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/09/14/ ... art_pos=22

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Micro$oft has applied for a patent on a peer-to-peer ( P2P ) system to deliver DRM content:

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/01/08/ ... art_pos=27

Yes, M$ is applying for a patent on torrents.




I don't think I even need to comment on this as you're still probably in shock having read that

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O'Reilly sees 104% increase in sales after they drop DRM:

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/22/or ... ebook.html

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Ubisoft answers questions about its "always connected to the internet" DRM that makes Steam look progressive:

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar ... 6&site=pcg

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Surprise, surprise:

http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/03/0 ... ?art_pos=2

Ubisoft's DRM online servers are p00p.

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Gabe Newell thinks DRM is bad for business:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010 ... dc-ftw.ars


How that relates to Steam is up for debate.

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DRM-removal is a program to do exactly what it's called:

http://drm-removal.com/

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DRM isn't about piracy, it's about minimizing your digital rights where they haven't been marginalized before:

http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2007/01/8616.ars