[Scottish] Fwd: [macinfo] How YOU can help make the BBCMac-friendly, again

Alan Pope alan at popey.com
Wed Feb 21 09:16:51 GMT 2007


On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 08:51:48AM +0000, Philip Ward wrote:
> DRM - Digital Restrictions Management (although the media call it
> Digital Rights Management).
> It's a way of taking control away from a computer's users and giving
> it to media companies.

Also it extends beyond "computers" to other consumer devices - Sky+, iPod, DVD / HD-DVD / BD 
players. People need to be aware this isn't just a computer issue, it will affect the devices they 
buy over the coming years which claim to make their lives easier/better/more fulfilling. 

Cheers,
Al.



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