Save the BBC from Draconian Restrictions Management
Sat, 19/09/2009 - 9:11pm — HomerAfter discovering that the BBC is considering implementing DRM for its forthcoming HD service, I felt compelled to write yet another letter of complaint, this time to OFCOM:
To: High-Definition_DTT[AT]ofcom.org
Subject: BBC's HD Service EncryptionDear Sir/Madam,
With reference to your request for comments regarding the BBC's proposal to encrypt the programme information stream of their forthcoming HD broadcasts, I wish to register my concerns.
I find it wholly unacceptable (and quite ironic) that a service I am forced to pay for, simply because I own a television set, is now proposing to limit my ability to view their broadcasts.
Intellectual Monopolists Revoke Your "Right to Read Out Loud"
Sun, 15/02/2009 - 5:42am — HomerNew Kindle Audio Feature Causes a Stir - WSJ.com
"They don't have the right to read a book out loud," said Paul Aiken, executive director of the Authors Guild.
World Day Against Software Patents
Wed, 24/09/2008 - 6:51pm — Homer
World Day Against Software Patents - 24 September
Three years ago the European Parliament stopped the attempt to make software patents enforcable in Europe. An unprecedented community effort made it possible with a relative low awareness about the dangers among larger software companies. Since then litigation and patent traps have become a serious problem for the market and users of software. We need to reduce patent risks which impede innovation and investment.
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