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Is The FTC Interested In Protecting Consumers From Bad DRM?
from the that-would-be-interesting... dept
We're so used to hearing the government fall for the industry propaganda about the need for DRM that it's almost... shocking, to hear that the FTC is even willing to consider the question of whether or not it should be involved in
protecting consumers from DRM. However, as Game Politics is noting, that question appears to be on the agenda of an FTC town hall meeting about DRM in Seattle in March. Of course, it sounds as though that question is just a preliminary one, as the full agenda has yet to be set. That means, it could have just been put there by a random staffer charged with filling out a few bullet points about what to talk about concerning DRM. Still, it's at least interesting to see a hint of recognition from the government that DRM has its downsides.
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Consumer Bill of Rights
DRM has never and will never prevent piracy. DRM has never been about piracy. It is purely a case of greedy big media trying to force consumers to pay more than once for the right to use the same piece of media. DRM is both logically and morally wrong. It's about time the FTC did something to protect consumers from the practice.
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Nothen more, nothen less
I WANT MY MONEY BACK EA GAMES AND ABOUT $600 FOR THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO REMOVE SECUROM/VIRUS FROM MY PC.
DRM SUCKS and only sucks less than those that use it.
To hell with you ....
SONY(SECUROM)
EA GAMES
RIAA
MPAA
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Whill there be only one town hall?
It's not surprising that the FTC may *finally* town hall meeting on this topic. However, the location piques my interest and makes me question if the conversations will be representative of the actual state of affairs from a consumer perspective. Hopefully FTC will seek a broad spectrum of feedback, and there will be additional public meetings across the country.
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Just don't buy it
Vote with your money!
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Re:
BAD DRM is like the more recent versions of SECURom, DRM that harms your system and is virus/rootkit like.
Annoying DRM, while still bad, is more of an annoyance. This would be like Disk Checks. While they can be cracked by people with skill, they can't be by the average user. While the "Annoying DRM" is a bit of a pain, and I'm not particularly fond of it, I could accept it if the BAD DRM went away.
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Dum, da, da, da, DUMB!
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"Interested parties should include both a statement detailing their expertise on the issues to be addressed at the Town Hall, and complete contact information. The Commission will select panelists based on their expertise and on the need to represent a range of views."
Perhaps someone from techdirt might want to consider being a panelist.
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The event should be called "DRM Sales 101"
I can't wait to see the "experts" on the panel list.
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