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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:02:45 -0700 |
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Mr. Pogue is on Twitter. This would be a good public way to let him know
that the campaign exists. Something like:
@Pouge I really enjoyed this article http://2tu.us/1a5o Were you aware
that there is a movement against DRM over at DefectiveByDesign.org?
Justin "threethirty" O'Brien
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http://numberedhumanindustries.com
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [SPAM] [fsf-community-team] Pogue article on ebook DRM
> From: John Sullivan <address@hidden>
> Date: Thu, December 17, 2009 3:40 pm
> To: address@hidden
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/technology/personaltech/17pogue-email.html?_r=1&8cir&emc=cir
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> I don't think there is a way to leave comments on the article, but those
> of you with your own blogs might want to write about it (I also didn't
> look very hard, maybe I missed it). David Pogue of the New York Times
> did a very small experiment with one of his ebooks, releasing it as an
> unrestricted PDF, and checking in on the sales figures a year later. The
> PDF was shared extensively, but sales of the ebook were actually
> slightly higher than expected.
>
> There are also points to take issue with in the article, including his
> framing of "piracy" and "copy protection". He cites opposition to DRM
> but does not mention the Defective by Design campaign.
>
> --
> John Sullivan
> Free Software Foundation
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