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"DRM is corporate leverage" - Excellent choice of words!
I have been trying to think of a good one-sentence of why DRM is bad. Giving it a more memorable name, such as CRAP, helps, but if you can't explain why its CRAP within a couple of sentences you've lost your audience. "DRM is corporate leverage" accomplishes this.

Indeed, not only is it accurate and can form the basis of a discussion with a well-educated person, but it also sounds somewhat sinister for those less-fortunate.
Posted by: Feldon   Posted on: 10/14/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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"DRM is corporate leverage" - Excellent choice of words!  Feldon | 10/14/06
DMCA hands over copyright enforcement to the copyright holder! Hello???  Feldon | 10/14/06
it was Mr. Clinton who signed this CRAP into law  BillyB40 | 10/14/06
It scares me.  WebThingy | 10/14/06
I am very worried  opensourcepro | 10/14/06
Correcting history  Anton Philidor | 10/14/06
No, peer-to-peer is NOT (nor should it be) ...  mwagner@... | 10/15/06
Prove it  tic swayback | 10/16/06
Common sense tells you ...  mwagner@... | 10/16/06
A few points missed  tic swayback | 10/16/06
"Naptster.....knew good and well".....Really?  Ole Man | 10/31/06
Re: Correcting history  none none | 10/15/06
Price variation  Anton Philidor | 10/15/06
No basis in the law  Edward Meyers | 10/26/06
How to protect industry.  Anton Philidor | 10/14/06
Agreed ...  mwagner@... | 10/15/06
Suggesting alternatives.  Anton Philidor | 10/15/06
Saving the industry from suicide  tic swayback | 10/16/06
All good points ...  mwagner@... | 10/16/06
Then and now  tic swayback | 10/16/06
In 1984 ...  mwagner@... | 10/20/06
Disney could have died penniless  bmgoodman | 10/16/06
Ironic isn't it?  mwagner@... | 10/20/06
The Name Of The Game  Ole Man | 10/16/06
Timeline very incorrect- after that ... Yup!  Edward Meyers | 10/26/06
My ignorance regarding the AHRA ...  mwagner@... | 10/30/06
The DMCA is scary even if you aren't bothered by DRM/CRAP  Filker0_z | 10/27/06
Deja Vu all over again  Old Timer 8080 | 10/27/06
Grok that!  Azathoth | 11/02/06

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