MicroContent and DRM

I think I never commented on DRM on this MicroContent blog. I am not sure why I did not, but the open letter by Steve Jobs is a good start. Basically I do not like DRM and so I do not use the iTunes Music Store. Naturally I did buy some things to check it out, but that is it.

For me the fight against DRM and piracy is a lost cause. Just like the fight on drugs by the way, but then I am Dutch. I assume the subject just goes away with a big bang. Audio is main subject where DRM plays a role at the moment, for all the other MicroContent Types DRM is a minor subject and thus not worth discussing.

Although one can see the use of proprietary formats as a form of DRM. And that surely hampers the exchange of MicroContent Items and so I included the formats in the discussion of MicroContent Clients. So I am aware of the subject and have my eyes reasonably open.

Categories/tags: MicroContent • format
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