
The Internet Heist (Part III)
Podcast – Cory Doctorow's craphound.com
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How to Override a DRM Cartel
In a world of general purpose computers, any regulation about which software can run on some computers turns into a rule. The systems of control these guys designed were for us, not them. Your family doesn't conform to the sopharares model that your computer says no and you don't get back in it. No technical committee, no matter how representative and diverse, can an pate every contingency and tell anyone who squawks to be reasonable. When code is made universal thanks to monopoly or mandate, then it truly becomes law.
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