I try to stick mainly to the music industry in this blog, but many areas of the so-called "entertainment" industry have cross-over legal and business issues. One of those common areas is DRM, or "Digital Rights Management." It's basically a fancy term for restricting the use of your shit (ie CDs, games, movies) even after you purchase it. THat sentence sounded bias, so I should clarify - I'm not fully for or against DRM; I'm just frustrated with the system. "Imperfect" doesn't even begin to discribe the cluster-f**k that is DRM right now, and the bottom line is that pirates are still pirating and legit users of these materials are getting pissed off when their $12 Coheed and Cambria CD breaks their computer or doesn't convert properly to their MP3 player (which happened to me, and I do not personally blame any member of the band!). Will DRM ever stop the pirates without interferring with the legit rights of users? Or is it destined to fail?
One of my favorite blogs to read is Penny Arcade - it is kept by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, two guys with amazing insight into the gaming industry. Not only is the blog exceptionally well written, each entry is accompanied by a hilarious comic strip, that enables even casual gamers like myself to understand some complex issues in gaming. Last week and today, all three blogs were written by guest contributors and focus around the hotly contested issue of DRM. I encourage you to read the blogs below and form your own opinions about DRM in the past, present, and future. (Oh, and of course view the accompanying comics - priceless.)
Wednesday, September 24th
Friday, September 26th
Monday, September 29th
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