National Day Against DRM Articles / Uh-Oh Bad PVR News Posted by rampy on Oct 03, 2006 - 03:34 PM [1] Today is October 3, the International Day Against DRM [2] -- the first global day where people rise up and say no to anti-copying technology that treats you like a crook. Remember, DRM doesn't stop "piracy" -- the only people who get DRM infections are people who don't pirate their media. You get DRM by buying your movies, music, games and books through authorized channels -- the stuff you download from P2P or buy off of a blanket at a flea-market has already had the DRM cracked off of it. They say that DRM "keeps honest people honest" -- but all it does is keep honest people in chains. Here's some things to do and read to celebrate No DRM Day: DefectiveByDesign's list of anti-DRM actions [3] contains over 200 suggestions for activities you can participate in today and all year round to fight DRM. DRMFree.org [4] is a search-engine for DRM-free music for sale on the Internet, a single index of dozens of sites that sell or give away music without crippleware. DRM.info [5] is a site aimed at explaining DRM to the uninitiated -- what DRM is, why you should care, and what you can do about it. Tell your friends! UPDATE: I like this anti-DRM commercial by defective by design [6] it explains very simply what's wrong with drm. This article is from Build Your Own PVR   http://www.byopvr.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.byopvr.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=635 Links in this article   [1] http://www.boingboing.net/2006/10/03/day_against_drm_toda.html   [2] http://www.boingboing.net/2006/10/03/day_against_drm_toda.html   [3] http://defectivebydesign.org/en/actions/oct3list   [4] http://www.drmfree.org   [5] http://DRM.info   [6] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryXDhXqR-SE