DRM — It's Not Really About Piracy

shadowmage13 writes "Hollywood privately admits that DRM is not really about piracy. From the article: 'In a nutshell: DRM's sole purpose is to maximize revenues by minimizing your rights so that they can sell them back to you... Like all lies, there comes a point when the gig is up; the ruse is busted. For the movie studios, it's the moment they have to admit that it's not the piracy that worries them, but business models which don't squeeze every last cent out of customers.' You can take action on Digital Restrictions Management at DefectiveByDesign of the Free Software Foundation, Digital Freedom, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation."

In other news...

[AxminsterLeuven]

... "Tobacco industry privately admits smoking actually not very healthy at all."

Whaaa?

[martin-boundary]

Oh my god! They're so right! How come nobody on slashdot ever figured any of this out? Good thing I caught this story, I'm so logging off the net right now and writing to my congressman!

Re:Like Region Coding, Then

[pipatron]

in the UK they're 6 bob a throw i can tell ye!

Care to translate?

F__k em

[J_Doh!]

The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more customers will slip through your fingers.

Re:Like Region Coding, Then

[$RANDOMLUSER]

having an uncontrolled yorkshireman moment

Care to translate?

Re:YET ANOTHER MISLEADING HEADLINE

[Anonymous Coward]

The journalist would have revealed the name to us but didn't manage to crack the DRM on it.

I've seen that dollar

[Anonymous Coward]

Hey, I got the almighty dollar in change for a pack of twinkies once. It's a little thicker than regular dollars but otherwise doesn't look too different. I didn't know people were questing for it, I would have held on to it instead of using it to pay at the carwash.

Re:Like Region Coding, Then

[ettlz]

Could you dumb it down a notch?

Six bob a throw.

Re:Power to the artists???

[Bloke down the pub]

Some of the best pieces of art are composites of other pieces of art (Shakespeare being the classic example).

You clearly haven't seen his work in the original Klingon.

Re:mutiple sales

[advocate_one]

As for TFA, yes, what a load of crap. When did musings in random blogs become newsworthy?

You must be new here...

Re:Like Region Coding, Then

[IdolizingStewie]

You say that like large explosions are a bad thing. Who are you, and what have you done with your inner pyro?

Re:It never was about piracy

[aplusjimages]

But Ben Affleck says the reason his movie Dare Devil or Gigli didn't make a lot of money is because of piracy. Piracy is bad for everyone from the actors (making millions) down to the guy who sells you popcorn at the movies (making hundreds). I for one say forget all those anti-DRM organizations and keep pirating these 2 great movies.

Support piratebay.org

[chord.wav]

The guys at piratebay.org want to buy Sealand to make a copyright-free nation. Even if this is a joke, it makes you wonder.
http://buysealand.com/ [buysealand.com]

Re:Like Region Coding, Then

[91degrees]

in the UK they're 6 bob a throw i can tell ye!

Care to translate?

Okay.

"'Ere in blighty a bloke can get 'em for 6 bob a time"

Re:Like Region Coding, Then

[KoldKompress]

This is almost like Region coded Slashdot..

Re:Power to the artists???

[tkrotchko]

"My parents don't listen to Green Day/Pumpkins/Oasis/etc"

Well no wonder... these bands haven't had a new album out in years.

Re:It never was about piracy

[hesiod]

> Anyone who downloads anything without the artists consent is a thief.

Oh no!!! I downloaded some U2 songs off of iTunes without asking Bono's permission! IMA THEEF!!!

Just kidding... U2 sucks, so I'd never download anything by them.

Re:Like Region Coding, Then

[protein folder]

English, Motherfucker! Do you speak it?!!

Re:You ALWAYS have a choice

[Res3000]

want Britney spears? Well, if you don't like the DRM, then here, listen to some Jack Johnson.

That's an easy decision....