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Title:

DRM: The Fight Isn't Over Yet

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Organizer:
Fred Benenson, Creative Commons
Description:
Artists like NIN and Radiohead are releasing whole albums for free, DRM-free Amazon is giving iTunes a run for its money, no one buys CDs that may or may not have DRM on them, and Napster has just bet the farm on MP3s. By all accounts the battle against music DRM has been won, but what about the DRM war against the rest of our media? As Bluray gets comfortable with some of the most restrictive DRM in history and Microsoft Vista struggles with convincing its customers what exactly its features are, we should be taking a hard look how we access media. Join us for a discussion on new DRM technologies, recent circumvention attempts, and ruminations on the nature of the beast.
Questions
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  1. What will be the next massive DRM implementation?
  2. Will it fail?
  3. Why did HD-DVD fail and Bluray win? Was it because of DRM?
  4. How much does Hollywood care about DRM?
  5. Will the DMCA's 1201b section ever get repealed?
  6. Why has iTunes Plus foundered and Amazon MP3 succeeded?
  7. What place does DRM have outside of entertainment?
  8. Did the Digg HD-DVD fiasco teach us anything?
  9. If a perfect DRM system were possible (a computer capable of interpreting copyright law) would that pacify the anti-DRM activists?
  10. Is Microsoft Vista failing because of its DRM?
Level:
Advanced
Category:
New Technology / Next Generation
Type:
Panel
Event:
SXSW Interactive 2009
Rusty Hodge
on 8/8/08
Don't forget that there is still legislation, like the Perform Act, that's all about forcing streaming radio / music services to put DRM onto their broadcasts. DRM/TPM is a barrier to access. We want our media everywhere, and DRM gets in the way.
Anne Hong
on 18/8/08
I am highly interested in intellectual property, and am a big fan of Lawrence Lessig's crusade, Creative Commons. This should be interesting.
last minute kreta
on 15/5/09
Most excellent!
mike blanc
on 13/7/09
this is great stuff!
psycholog online
on 13/7/09
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Fotografia slubna
on 26/7/09
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iphone ringtone maker
on 13/11/09
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Leather briefcase
on 22/11/09
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self storage
on 23/11/09
This place is really teaching me a lot, i am more than happy to have landed here, thanks.
David Moore
on 24/11/09
Indeed, there's much to learn in here!
Cabrinha Kiteboards
on 27/11/09
Yes, I agree with you David, the kind of place it is, I am totally impressed!
small dog electric fence
on 28/11/09
Fight goes on and on, it's really not over yet!!!!!

Rebecca
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