Hi all, Thanks for a great meeting last night - and welcome to the new people!
We had a good discussion around DRM, in the lead-up to next month's Day Against DRM. Below are some notes that I jotted down. I notice that some of the action items are already being worked on. Nice one! Suggestions for topics for next month: - How can we be more involved with LibrePlanet? - FOSS-friendly employers, both in terms of IT companies and others (e.g. how do you get the print shop you work at to start using FOSS?) Cheers, Alex ---- What message are we trying to get across? E.g. do we want to cause a boycott of DRM-encumbered media, or just raise awareness? Problems: - People don't care. - Common objection: "Amazon is so convenient" - It's an uphill battle, in the same way as it's an uphill battle convincing people to be green. Solutions: - Play up the convenience of having DRM-free media. - We must be able to cite alternatives. - Promote the DRM-free sources -> we should compile (or find) a list. - P2P distribution system that bypasses traditional publishers, but still allows authors to be paid. Or something like flattr. - Talk to people who have been burnt (e.g. Ubisoft customers, who couldn't play their games for a week). Comment: when (if ;) copyright on a work expires, what happens to copies of it that are DRM-encumbered? Actions: - Show the rest of the world that Australia is in a more favourable position, to get them to stand up for their rights. - E.g. region-free DVD players. -> Two Bens to write about this on our wiki. - Compile a list of DRM-free media vendors and authors. -> Bernie to create page on wiki. _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list Free-software-melb@lists.softwarefreedom.com.au http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb
