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DRM down under

Aug 8th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: Education, Law, Software

Source: DRM down under

The Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) is Australia’s Federal Government-funded public broadcaster, and has responsibilities under the ABC Act 1983 to provide services to the Australian people.



BadVista campaign

Aug 6th, 2008 | By Cath | Category: Blog, Cath, Software

In January the Green Party and Greenpeace issued warnings about the tremendous threat posed to the environment by the disposable computer mentality promoted in Microsoft’s $500-million Windows Vista marketing campaign. Vista has steep hardware requirements which in turn means that to use it, most people will have to throw their current computer into a landfill [...]



A Real-World DRM

Oct 3rd, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Blog, Chris, Law, Software, Video

Watch A Real-World DRM

Learn more about DRM.



Day Against DRM

Oct 3rd, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Blog, Chris, Law

“If consumers even know there’s a DRM, what it is, and how it works, we’ve already failed” - Disney Executive.
People wonder what this has to do with education and I think hackus post on slashdot explains it quite well. Heres what he wrote:
DRM is not about copying songs and video.
This is a much bigger issue [...]



October 3rd Declared Day Against DRM

Sep 23rd, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Blog, Chris, Humour, Law, Software

October 3rd Declared “Day Against DRM”
Here’s my mate Ash ready to Eliminate DRM. Thanks Ash.

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Chuck D lays down the law on DRM

Sep 21st, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Blog, Chris, Law

Wikipedia: Chuck D
Heres the article Chuck D lays down the law on DRM.
“The problem with corporations is they come into any business with a gold-rush mentality of making a killing and there’s a difference between making a killing and making a living”
If your interested in Information to help Australians support policy to define and [...]