[wos] End of resistance against DRM?

[Jeanette Hofmann]

Hi, I cannot see anything fundamentally wrong with Lessig's statement as 
quoted from his blog. The fact that the press likes to simplify cannot 
be held against Lessig, can it?

jeanette

Twister (Bettina Winsemann) wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:49:15 +0200
> Matthias Spielkamp <1472-717 at onlinehome.de> sed:
> 
>> As always, Lessig is very pragmatic in his approach. He's always been 
>> too pragmatic for the taste of many. So this debate is not new, it's 
>> just focusing on a topic that's closer of the heart of many than 
>> figuring out the ins and outs of CC-by-sa-nc-MixRipBurn-whatever 
>> licences for Mongolia. Here's what he writes in his blog:
> 
>>      These are good things. But some confuse praise for better DRM with 
>> praise for DRM. 
> 
> And I think this is what it will be featured and spread as:
> Lessing applaudes SUN-DRM.
> It will certainly soon transform into "Even Laurence Lessing does not object to DRM in general..."
> and then you will have the effect that someone saying "I do not want DRM but if it comes, I want it like that"
> transformes in the media and public eye to someone saying "Well, DRM is not that bad."
> This is what I fear most - that by saying "I object xy but if it comes, please have it like in type A" you will be count as a supporter
> and therefore the non-supporters will lose some of their "speakers", at least in the public eye.
>