Re: [SLUG] Digital Rights Management (DRM) in the Linux kernel!?!

From: Steven Buehler (swbuehler@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Aug 14 2003 - 12:10:05 EDT


--- Robin 'Roblimo' Miller <robin@roblimo.com> wrote:
> There is already a major political backlash (in the U.S.) against
> overly-aggresive attempts by Disney and other "content companies" to use
> the government to protect their interests. This political backlash isn't
> some guys in a corner wearing "We love Ralph Nader" shirts, but is being
> funded by Intel, Microsoft, and many other large IT companies that are
> afraid no one will buy "locked down" computers.

This is major interesting, because Intel & M$ are two MAJOR backers of DRM
initiatives!

SWB

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