Expect Resistance & Library Autonomous Zone

Microsoft, Apple snub consumer freedom coalition By Andrew Orlowski, The Register,
Published Wednesday 23rd June 2004 04:07 GMT.

…when Apple’s head lawyer for its iTunes Music Store told EFF attorney Fred Von Lohmann last month that it would keep DRM even if it didn’t have to, its true strategy became clear: DRM is a competitive weapon, and its customers are collateral damage….

…With the exception of ASCII, Bill Gates has never seen a file format he didn’t create that he didn’t want to own. It’s the nature of The Beast….

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