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  1. Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jul-2019 15:50:04 EDT Electronic Frontier Foundation Electronic Frontier Foundation

    15 years ago, EFF's @doctorow told Microsoft:

    1. That DRM systems don't work

    2. That DRM systems are bad for society

    3. That DRM systems are bad for business

    4. That DRM systems are bad for artists

    5. That DRM is a bad business-move

    He was right.

    https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k3wkk/microsoft-ebooks-will-stop-working-because-its-shutting-down-a-drm-server

    In conversation Wednesday, 03-Jul-2019 15:50:04 EDT from mastodon.social permalink

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    1. Microsoft Ebooks Will Stop Working Because It's Shutting Down a DRM Server
      from Vice
      In shutting down its ebook store, Microsoft once again shows how in the modern era, you no longer actually own the things you buy.
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