Re: DRM in debian?
On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 20:52:17 +1100, Darryl Luff <darryl@snakegully.nu> wrote:
> Lee Braiden wrote:
>
> >On Sunday 06 March 2005 22:34, Pollywog wrote:
> >
> >
> >>It would be nice if some pdf reader for Linux could handle DRM, though.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >As I understand it, the question isn't whether it can handle files with DRM,
> >but whether it respects DRM "rules" which say that the file shouldn't be
> >printable, etc. while viewing them.
> >
> >
> >
> Isn't DRM only relevant in the US? And Australia which seems to have
> become a US state as far as DRM and software patents are concerned.
>
> Other countries have no requirement to honour any DRM rules. So wouldn't
> the best solution be to have a version that ignores DRM restrictions in
> "non-US"?
>
The EU has similar provisions encoded in law. It isn't implemented yet
in all member states but the legislation is already there, so no this
wouldn't be a solution.
greets,
Wim
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