DRM is for Children

When we had little children, we had beds with railings so they wouldn’t fall out, playpens to keep them from crawling away, and the electric outlets were plugged with plastic stoppers so they wouldn’t try to stick a fork into the slots (that didn’t always work). The whole idea was that when they were too… Continue reading DRM is for Children

It’s an Economy

With the announcement today of the conviction of the Pirate Bay crew, various news blogs carried the news, and as usual, the angry chorus of righteous indignation by the file-sharing fans in the comments below each news article. I declined to participate, because there’s not much chance my words would be heard. However, there were… Continue reading It’s an Economy