Lawyer podcast on "Everyone Hates DRM"

Posted by Cory Doctorow, April 24, 2009 10:31 PM | permalink

The Intellectual Property Colloquium, a podcast for lawyers, has a one-hour show up about the reasons that DRM is the most reviled consumer technology in the market today. It includes interviews with Ed Felten and Randy Picker, testimony from the FTC's DRM hearings, and is hosted by UCLA Law's Doug Lichtman. Fascinating listening that makes a good stab at unpicking the tech and the law of DRM.

Everyone Hates DRM

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#1 posted by webmayin, April 25, 2009 1:52 AM

Why don't the artists set up paypal accounts so people can pay them directly to ease their conscience when they're downloading torrents and mp3s? I'm under the impression that in most cases people would rather pay the artist directly.

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#2 posted by angry young man, April 25, 2009 6:33 AM

One more reason to buy mp3s from Amazon, who recently tweeted this on their special offers twitter page:

@joelkodner Indeed. All music on Amazon MP3 has been DRM-free since day one.

http://twitter.com/amazonmp3

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#3 posted by Anonymous, April 25, 2009 6:38 AM

15 minutes in, these guys sound out of touch. They're talking about theoretical situations where drm is bypassed, while is reality that is what happens 100% of the time.

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#4 posted by redrichie, April 25, 2009 6:41 AM

Emusic for me...running much longer than amazon, cheaper and a better selection of alternative musics.

And DRM free! (Hurray)

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#5 posted by Uncle_Max, April 25, 2009 10:11 AM

For any artists who might be reading this, I recommend setting up a page on BandCamp (http://bandcamp.com/). They let you put songs up for download, for free, for a set price, or for name-your-own-price.

I think we need more sites like this, because while I have no qualms about giving money directly to the artist for their music, I'd rather not send extra money to apple or amazon or emusic, plus the record labels who take their cut out of that.

Also, I don't work for BandCamp, but I'm a fan of several bands who have started using it.

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#6 posted by pajp, April 25, 2009 11:35 AM

#1 Kristin Hersh gives away her music and instead lets her fans sponsor her: http://www.kristinhersh.com/strange-angels-2/