Ars Technica has a nifty piece that runs through the various DRM techs, how they’ve been cracked, and a look at the future of the tech, and future attempts to overcome it [Cue: “We Shall Overcome” and side-to-side protest swaying]. The piece begins:
“Like a creeping fog, DRM smothers more and more media in its clammy embrace, but the sun still shines down on isolated patches of the landscape. This isn’t always due to the decisions of corporate executives; often it’s the work of hackers who devote considerable skill to cracking the digital locks that guard everything from DVDs to e-books. Their reasons are complicated and range from the philosophical to the criminal, but their goals are the same: no more DRM.”
Amen, brothers and sisters. Read the rest of the piece aquí.