When Is A Trusted System Not? When The DMCA Is Involved.
Adam C. Engst: The Evil That Is the DMCA
"The Content Cartel has the aura of celebrity on their side - they're "protecting" the rock stars and movie stars who sit at the pinnacle of today's society. They're the cool kids, whereas the people who campaign for civil liberties are often considered dull and overly earnest. My main ray of hope is that the reason most of the software industry voluntarily gave up copy protection technologies - primarily that consumers hated copy protection - will rise again, but unless we speak out now, all of our content may be locked up in a trusted system protected by the DMCA."
I don't pretend to understand a lot about the intracacies and legalities of this issue, but this article does introduce a concept that I can understand, one called "trusted systems" and how the DMCA and it's writers are attempting to build it.
"The trusted system's goals are simple - to eliminate all unauthorized uses and create a situation where we pay more for the content we consume."
And I do know that the DMCA scared Jazz 88 away from it's webcast. That's enough for me to dispise it.
Link thanks to Doc.
2:35:19 PM 
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