For those of you who missed it, yesterday was the global “Day Against DRM,” organized by the Free Software Foundation. Groups of “concerned consumers and technologists” gathered in Boston, Zurich, Paris and London, among other cities, to protest the use of proprietary digital rights management technology.
Public interest groups don’t stand alone in their opposition to the content access limitations posed by DRM. The British Library last week voiced concerns that DRM could limit the advancement of knowledge. The Library said that 28 of 30 recent licensing agreements it received contained content limitations more restrictive than what copyright law allows.
“Our concern is that, if unchecked, this trend will drastically reduce public access, thus significantly undermining the strength and vitality of our creative and educational sectors,” Chief Executive Lynne Brindley said in a statement.
Cynthia Brumfield at 8:52 AM|Comments(0)
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