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IT News<p>How a Nephew's CD Burner Inspired Early Valve To Embrace DRM - Valve's early anti-piracy efforts, which eventually led to the Steam platform, wer... - <a href="https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/24/1939209/how-a-nephews-cd-burner-inspired-early-valve-to-embrace-drm?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slashdot.org/story/25/03/24/19</span><span class="invisible">39209/how-a-nephews-cd-burner-inspired-early-valve-to-embrace-drm?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/drm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drm</span></a></p>
IT News<p>How a Nephew's CD Burner Inspired Early Valve To Embrace DRM - Valve's early anti-piracy efforts, which eventually led to the Steam platform, wer... - <a href="https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/24/1939209/how-a-nephews-cd-burner-inspired-early-valve-to-embrace-drm?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slashdot.org/story/25/03/24/19</span><span class="invisible">39209/how-a-nephews-cd-burner-inspired-early-valve-to-embrace-drm?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/drm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drm</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>DRM ruins efforts at historical preservation. If all of our media is locked up in digital streaming platforms -- which will go under eventually -- how will it be preserved for future generations? Live DRM-free instead: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1aj" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1aj</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🚩🏴<p>For-Profit (Creative) Software | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4mdMMu-3fc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=I4mdMMu-3f</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/NowWatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NowWatching</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Restrictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Restrictions</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Piracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Piracy</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Pirate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pirate</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artist</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>When we're as surrounded by streaming platforms as we are now, it's easy to forget that the DRM-free life still exists. Even now, there are dozens of record labels, publishers, and online retailers that refuse to abuse their customers. Learn about them in the Guide: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1lr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1lr</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p><a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> isn't just an annoyance -- it's a violation of your right to use the items you own as you see fit. Learn more about our Defective by Design campaign at <a href="http://defectivebydesign.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">defectivebydesign.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>, and follow our campaign account at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hostux.social/@endDRM" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>endDRM</span></a></span></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🚩🏴<p>I'm not a fan of DRM, just like many others. It's frustrating how it limits our freedom to use and build upon creative works. DRM feels like it's holding back innovation and creativity.</p><p>❤ Follow: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hostux.social/@endDRM" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>endDRM</span></a></span>! </p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/CreativeFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenCulture</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>When we're as surrounded by streaming platforms as we are now, it's easy to forget that the DRM-free life still exists. Even now, there are dozens of record labels, publishers, and online retailers that refuse to abuse their customers. Learn about them in the Guide: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1lr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1lr</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://literatur.social/@evanesca" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>evanesca</span></a></span> ist's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a>-frei?</p>
Vector HugoNice artworks over there and quite many users. TY for the invitation, but I can't provide tip 'n tricks when it comes to the latest <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ADOBEy?src=hash" title="#ADOBEy" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ADOBEy</a> software. Dropped out when they launched the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CC?src=hash" title="#CC" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CC</a> scam. <br> <br> Doesn't make sense to me help feeding their digital art machine with young and sometimes very talented noobs. Won't make it easier for them to get addicted to (very 1980s) old, quite expensive, and bad habits. <br> Think it's better if I encourage young artists to replace <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DRM?src=hash" title="#DRM" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DRM</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IP?src=hash" title="#IP" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IP</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BS?src=hash" title="#BS" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BS</a> with <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FreeSoftware?src=hash" title="#FreeSoftware" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSoftware</a> like <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Inkscape?src=hash" title="#Inkscape" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Inkscape</a> or <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Krita?src=hash" title="#Krita" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Krita</a>, but that's just mho.
Terence Eden<p>Over the weekend, I received some vaguely threatening emails from someone who wanted to stop me from publishing my research into Readium's LCP DRM.</p><p>I've published both my findings *and* the emotionally manipulative messages they sent.</p><p><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/03/towards-extracting-content-from-an-lcp-protected-epub/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/03/towar</span><span class="invisible">ds-extracting-content-from-an-lcp-protected-epub/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ePub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ePub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eBooks</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>When we're as surrounded by streaming platforms as we are now, it's easy to forget that the DRM-free life still exists. Even now, there are dozens of record labels, publishers, and online retailers that refuse to abuse their customers. Learn about them in the Guide: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1lr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1lr</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a></p>
sebsauvage<p>🕹️ <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/JeuVid%C3%A9o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeuVidéo</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> <br>Imagines: Tu créé un jeu et tu le vends (entre autres) sur GOG. <br>GOG qui vend des jeux sans DRM et qui peuvent fonctionner indépendamment.</p><p>Et ta version GOG du jeu fait ça quand elle est lancée en dehors du magasin GOG Galaxy ⬇️ </p><p>ça veut dire que même si GOG et les développeurs n'en ont déjà rien à foutre de Linux, là ils ont fait ce qu'il faut pour que moi, même si j'achète le jeu, je ne puisse pas y jouer sous Linux.</p><p>(suite)</p>
Terence Eden<p>🆕 blog! “Extracting content from an LCP "protected" ePub”</p><p>As Cory Doctorow once said "Any time that someone puts a lock on something that belongs to you but won't give you the key, that lock's not there for you."</p><p>But here's the thing with the LCP DRM scheme; they do give you the key! As I've written about previously, LCP mostly relies on the user…</p><p>👀 Read more: <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/03/towards-extracting-content-from-an-lcp-protected-epub/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/03/towar</span><span class="invisible">ds-extracting-content-from-an-lcp-protected-epub/</span></a><br>⸻<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/debugging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debugging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/epub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epub</span></a></p>
Wulfy<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://digipres.club/@foone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>foone</span></a></span> </p><p>There is some <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> deeply embedded into windows.</p><p>Ive never investigated it fully, but screen caps of media often yield black screen.</p><p>I suspect it's on a video driver level.</p><p>Don't know.<br>Don't care.<br>Use <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> for prod now.<br>Widows is just for games now.</p>
Defective by Design<p><a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> isn't just an annoyance -- it's a violation of your right to use the items you own as you see fit. Learn more about our Defective by Design campaign at <a href="http://defectivebydesign.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">defectivebydesign.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>, and follow our campaign account at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hostux.social/@endDRM" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>endDRM</span></a></span></p>
Terence Eden<p>🆕 blog! “Some thoughts on LCP eBook DRM”</p><p>There's a new(ish) DRM scheme in town! LCP is Readium's "Licensed Content Protection".</p><p>At the risk of sounding like an utter corporate stooge, I think it is a relatively inoffensive and technically interesting DRM scheme. Primarily because, once you've downloaded your DRM-infected book, you don't need to rely on an online server to unlock…</p><p>👀 Read more: <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/03/some-thoughts-on-lcp-ebook-drm/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/03/some-</span><span class="invisible">thoughts-on-lcp-ebook-drm/</span></a><br>⸻<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ereader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ereader</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>Flashback to this blog post from former campaigns intern Leonardo Vignini intern which details the history of <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a>: where did Digital Restrictions Management start, how did it get this bad, and what can we do about it? <a href="https://u.fsf.org/34g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/34g</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a></p>
Robert Kingett<p>I wish I could tell <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> creators that YouTube will make it that much harder to watch videos, and they will lose audiences as a result, as this DRM experiment ramps up. <a href="https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12563" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issue</span><span class="invisible">s/12563</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>They say "rights," we say "restrictions" <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> are not for your digital /rights/, they are /restrictions/ imposed on you. Celebrate your own intellect by staying away from DRM. Learn more about DRM-free living at <a href="https://u.fsf.org/44y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/44y</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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