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Wednesday, July 4, 2007

If porn had DRM

Konstantin's story "Root Kit," is a funny little satire about a future in which DRM is applied to porno magazines:

"This end-user license agreement, hereon referred to as EULA, is a legal agreement between you, either an individual or a single entity, and the Pornographic Industry Media Protection Agency of America, hereon referred to as PIMPAA, for the use of..."
"No, wait, wait!"
"Yes?" the elderly man raised his eyes from the paperwork.
"How... How long is it?"
"Sixty three pages, with several addenda."
"Fuck it."
"As you wish." He folded the papers and put them away.
There was a pause.
"I can summarize," offered the elderly man. "In layman's terms, you're free to look at the images, but you cannot use the property of PIMPAA for unlicensed gratification."

Link (Thanks, Konstantin!)

posted by Cory Doctorow at 07:36:20 AM permalink | Other blogs' comments

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