tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20803105.post115568893913644600..comments2024-03-23T13:09:54.464-04:00Comments on EXCESS COPYRIGHT: MY SONY (tm) STORYHoward Knopfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321190334597129416noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20803105.post-1155948767086233242006-08-18T20:52:00.000-04:002006-08-18T20:52:00.000-04:00People are often under the false impression that t...People are often under the false impression that the controversy with DRM is about copyright holders putting protections on something they can be said to own, which is their content.<BR/><BR/>The real nasty stuff is actually because DRM is actually something that is placed on something they do not own, which is our communications tools.<BR/><BR/>My hope is that many Canadians will sign the <A HREF="http://www.digital-copyright.ca/petition/ict/" REL="nofollow">Petition to protect Information Technology property rights</A> so that legislators will stop attacking our property rights, but also that Canadians will read the petition text and start thinking of themselves as rightsholders who need to have their tangible property rights protected from the real rights infringers out there -- companies like SONY!Russell McOrmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186398284667525036noreply@blogger.com