From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261835AbTD0VzL (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Apr 2003 17:55:11 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261839AbTD0VzL (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Apr 2003 17:55:11 -0400 Received: from willow.seitz.com ([146.145.147.180]:34570 "EHLO willow.seitz.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261835AbTD0VzK (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Apr 2003 17:55:10 -0400 From: Ross Vandegrift Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 18:07:17 -0400 To: Larry McVoy , Chris Adams , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Why DRM exists [was Re: Flame Linus to a crisp!] Message-ID: <20030427220717.GA24991@willow.seitz.com> References: <20030427183553.GA955879@hiwaay.net> <20030427185037.GA23581@work.bitmover.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030427185037.GA23581@work.bitmover.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Apr 27, 2003 at 11:50:37AM -0700, Larry McVoy wrote: > 1) Corporations are threatened when people copy their content and/or > products. > 2) Corporations have a lot of money which they use to get the government > to create laws to protect the corporate interests. > 3) Corporations have a lot of money which they use to create technology > which will remove threats to the corporation. > 4) The more you inist that you are doing nothing wrong the more motivated > the corporation becomes to stop you. [snip] > What I'm trying to > say is that I think that the organizations which *create* the IP will > vigorously defend that. The more you try and circumvent that the more > draconian they will get. I think that you simply meant in your email to identify free software as a cause for this paranoia. I can kinda see the logic, and you might be right. But what I think what fired up many other readers (and me as well, until I read your reply), is that your email reads like the solution is to stop making free software/independant music/etc and just pay for what we're offered. After all, individual creations will only serve to increase the paranoia of the corporations. If you're offering that as a solution, you're far crazier than even the most vicious anti-BK people have claimed. -- Ross Vandegrift ross@willow.seitz.com A Pope has a Water Cannon. It is a Water Cannon. He fires Holy-Water from it. It is a Holy-Water Cannon. He Blesses it. It is a Holy Holy-Water Cannon. He Blesses the Hell out of it. It is a Wholly Holy Holy-Water Cannon. He has it pierced. It is a Holey Wholly Holy Holy-Water Cannon. He makes it official. It is a Canon Holey Wholly Holy Holy-Water Cannon. Batman and Robin arrive. He shoots them.