:Free Software Magazine: Free Software and Digital Rights Management
Free Software Magazine: Free Software and Digital Rights Management Aug 3, 2005, 01 :00 UTC (8 Talkback[s]) (9216 reads) (Other stories by Chris J. Karr)
"In recent years, digital rights management technology (DRM) has become an important issue to free software users and developers. Free software users first experienced this issue when they discovered that they were unable to legally play their DVD discs on their Linux and BSD computers. In recent months, users carefully observed a technological arms race between Apple Computer and hackers working to circumvent the FairPlay system used to protect digital files purchased from Apple’s iTunes Music Store. Finally, when Tivo released its TivoToGo show-sharing technology a few months ago, eager Tivo users discovered that their files were not usable on non-Windows platforms..."
