DRM

Futuristic Sex Robotz - F**K The MPAA

“I better see some changes or it’s time to fight / you ain’t gonna manage my digital rights”
“you wanna lock down the web and throw away the key? / well, you better not touch my fuckin technology / so back the fuck off or you’re fuckin dead / yellin 1337 on a motherfuckin fed”

Futuristic Sex […]

Hot hot hot

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SKIPPY’S, originally uploaded by SkyShaper.

“Try this: put a couple of drops of Tabasco Sauce on your tongue. Hot, right? Tabasco Sauce rates between 2,500 and 5,000 on the Scoville scale, the standard measurement system for […]

Wizards of OS

Yochai Benkler and Rishab Aiyer Ghosh on the Wizards of OS panel in Berlin today. The conference’s motto is “Information Freedom Rules”. Yochai’s talk was amazing. I feel really lucky I got the chance to interview him. The video will be linked from here soon.
(The bar at Columbiahalle looks pretty funky, too. Never expected […]

Is restricting consumer rights good for Germany’s future? (Yeah, right.)

In an interview published today, the German Minister of State and Commissioner for Cultural and Media Affairs Bernd Neumann (CDU) explains why he thinks that making fair use copies illegal is not only necessary, but also great for Germany’s future. He takes responsibility prides himself of being the person who got rid of that nasty […]

British All Party Internet Group recommends restricting DRM

Amazing, great news: The UK Parliamentary All Party Internet Group (APIG) has published a report into Digital Rights Management. The report, which obviously took into account a lot of input from think tanks and civil society groups, sports a great list of recommendations. The recommendations are summarized in some detail here, or by Cory Doctorow […]