On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 11:27, Jason Holt wrote: > Information, by its nature, can't be contained unless the people who know it > do so willfully. Mozart, it's said, could transcribe a symphony at home after > hearing it once in concert. > > So, while there are a few features that are kind of nifty that can come from > DRM, the whole project feels contrary to nature. It's also a huge temptation > to people who seek profit from scarcity and are willing to create it in order > to make more profit.
The problem furthermore is that people are tempted to create artificial scarcity (where scarcity does not naturally exist) that will give them unnatural profit on something that technically they can never own (like air). I'm sure on some philosophical or religious level each of you will agree that an idea simply cannot be owned. We are simpy discovering things that have always existed. That said, copyright and patent law should give a temporary, artifical stuardship over an idea to allow the discoverer to recoup his costs. Using DRM in the context of the RIAA and MPAA (and most current uses for DRM) is just a matter of plain greed. Michael > > -J > > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list -- Michael L Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
