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A comment on Schneier's response to Eric Schmidt. Parent comment

Re:Schneier's response to Eric Schmidt by andreyf on Wednesday December 09, 2009 @08:37PM (#987095)
I don't understand why only a megacorp would use DRM. Imagine yourselves in the shoes of a content owner: Congress has decided you have certain rights to control the distribution of your content, using DRM. Some company comes along and decides those rights are invalid and immoral. Would you want to do business with them, or with a competitor who allows you to exercise the full rights given to you by law?
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Re:Schneier's response to Eric Schmidt by benatkin on Wednesday December 09, 2009 @08:50PM (#987118)
If they're going to any length to get business, even if it pisses off they're staunchest fans, they're acting like a megacorp.

I'm not arguing for them sacrificing their customer base. I'm arguing for us not letting companies like Apple and Google get away with looking like the good guys when they're just the profit-driven guys like everyone else. Google's "Don't Be Evil" motto makes me sick, just like the squeaky-clean reputation Steve Jobs once had.

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Re:Schneier's response to Eric Schmidt by andreyf on Thursday December 10, 2009 @05:56PM (#988769)
But what is more evil - refusing to honor the rights from content owners that Congress has passed laws protecting, or enforcing some content consumer right you think you have?
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