"DRM"

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Margaret Jane Radin <mradin () stanford edu>
Date: June 15, 2005 7:57:09 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: "DRM"


I wish people would drop the term "DRM."  It was coined by those who  
wish to claim as "rights" some things which are not actually their  
rights, or are at best contested.  In other words, the "R" in the  
term "DRM" begs an important legal question.  I wish people would  
instead use the term "TPM" (Technological Protection Measures)  
because at least it is neutral on whether or not those who deploy  
them have a "right" to do what they're doing in locking up  
information.  And TPM happens to be the term used in the WIPO  
treaties, too.

BTW, I don't like to read on the list advertisements for people's  
forthcoming articles.  To me that is spam.  There are plenty of  
sources that inform us what is in the literature.

Peggy Radin



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