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Trouble is, DRM has good uses
Enterprises use DRM to protect confidential materials, e.g. lawyers working on client documents, banks protecting financial agreements, etc.

Ban this type of DRM on Linux (or other relevant software) and you just banned Linux from serving those industries.

Take gun, point at foot, pull trigger.

Protecting privacy is good, but there is existing law that does that pretty well (at least outside the US), so the GPL doesn't need to complicate itself with that issue.

But of course a DRM system protects bits and bytes, and those can cover ANYTHING.
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New Linux license takes aim at DRM and Hollywood  Loverock Davidson | 01/18/06
Rockhead, "tongue in cheek" is NOT the same ...  Judas I. | 01/18/06
You realize of course that...  #_z | 01/18/06
Linus will just use the existing GPL...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/18/06
Liar! Oh...the "L" word. Or wait...that's "Loverock"!  techboy_z | 01/18/06
Why the insults? Can think of a real comment?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/18/06
You realize....  Shelendrea | 01/18/06
Isn't that sad???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/19/06
In order to be worthy of a REAL comment ...  Judas I. | 01/19/06
He is what he is.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/19/06
true  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
Oh, now THAT'S rich.  Judas I. | 01/19/06
Knock it off  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
You must be new around here.  Judas I. | 01/19/06
Oh this is getting good  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
Yep, gittin' really good, we're makin' progress, Shelendrea.  Judas I. | 01/19/06
Trouble is, DRM has good uses  A.Sinic | 01/20/06
Good uses?  jgoecks@... | 01/20/06
No, Linus said that...  Tony Agudo | 01/18/06
An odd statement.  Anton Philidor | 01/18/06
RE:  Edward Meyers | 01/18/06
Also tricky.  Anton Philidor | 01/18/06
A Good Chunk  Edward Meyers | 01/18/06
It Apears to be Aimed More At  Edward Meyers | 01/18/06
Another 10 year block of our lives...  John Le'Brecage | 01/19/06
DRM in the studio...  A.Sinic | 01/20/06
Funny how none of those security measures  mustangj36@... | 01/21/06
DRM and GPL3  hipparchus2001 | 01/18/06
Then it wouldn't be DRM anymore  Tony Agudo | 01/18/06
remote DRM?  __howard__ | 01/18/06
Does Hollywood have to abandon Linux...  Anton Philidor | 01/18/06
Mr Stallman v. Mr Gates/Ballmer  mdsmedia | 01/19/06
DRM (actually TPM) and GPL3  krehbiel | 01/19/06
Malware Writters Will Just Sign The Code  Edward Meyers | 01/19/06
Malware Writters Can't Just Sign The Code  krehbiel | 01/19/06
Oh well, knew it was coming  Boot_Agnostic | 01/19/06
This article is 100% FUD  krehbiel | 01/19/06
And that's why DRM doesn't work  voska | 01/19/06
Big win for Microsoft CE and sad day for PMPs  wa1gon | 01/19/06
TiVo USES Linux  Roger Ramjet | 01/19/06
Change to Windows I suppose.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/19/06
If it came down to it  Loverock Davidson | 01/19/06
linux reference is more than kernel.. bigger than Tivo  john.gruber@... | 01/19/06
Hmm...  thetargos | 01/19/06
Bad headline  John L. Ries | 01/19/06
So much nothing chat about a license to use Copyrighted works.  B.O.F.H. | 01/19/06
So I pose a serious question. When does it end?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/19/06
A License is a contract, a copyright is different  Physco Dude | 01/19/06
I am presuming that you are versed in Copyright Law by now.  B.O.F.H. | 01/19/06
DMCA and DRM Question?  alricsca | 01/19/06
GPL or any future version...  krehbiel | 01/19/06
DRM is NOT A BAD THING!  RMD | 01/19/06
You must be new to DRM to say that  Tony Agudo | 01/19/06
Yes!  TimeBomb | 01/19/06
Thanks!  Tony Agudo | 01/20/06
GREAT post Rafterman wink  btljooz | 01/20/06
I'm not a Windows user but...  Tony Agudo | 01/21/06
You have a point, but...  Physco Dude | 01/19/06
Sell what? The song is not the product, a ticket to a show is a product!!!  xunil skcor | 01/19/06
huh?????  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
Legally, you're probably not "buying" the song  __howard__ | 01/19/06
Your not buying the song or any "license" either.  xunil skcor | 01/20/06
Nor give it away ...  __howard__ | 01/24/06
so.............  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
iTunes  TimeBomb | 01/19/06
It really isn't a bad thing. Just FUD on overtime.  osreinstall | 01/21/06
People! GPL software does not mean you have to run GPL sofwatre on it....  Physco Dude | 01/19/06
GO Stallman!!! This is great news for open software!!!  xunil skcor | 01/19/06
Obutterball  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
Perfect sense to me, Shelendrea.  Judas I. | 01/19/06
Uncle Uncle!  Shelendrea | 01/19/06
Just ignore DRM  Mectron | 01/20/06
DRM is not just for Movies and Music  A.Sinic | 01/20/06
RE: DRM is not just for Movies and Music by A.Sinic  btljooz | 01/20/06
RE: Just ignore DRM by Mectron  btljooz | 01/20/06
GOOD!!!!  btljooz | 01/20/06

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