EFF Gets Animated About DRM with The Corruptibles

Lurker McLurker writes "An animation from the EFF shows DRM technology as a group of supervillans who aim to invade your home, interfere with your devices and stop you from using your digital media the way you want to, even if it is legitimate. Doesn't say anything about the subject most of us wouldn't know, but a great link to send to your friends as an introduction to the issue."

Don't forget...

[spiritraveller]

The bad guys [internetofthefuture.org] can make cartoons too.

Re:progress stops at the cost of capitalism

[dcollins]

Wasn't a free market and capitalism supposed to drive innovation and technology?

I think that's old-school thinking. It's what I heard when I was growing up, but I haven't heard industry spokespeople argue that in many years.

Nowadays the reasoning seems to be that "free market" indicates an intrinsic right to do whatever you can to make money, period, good or bad. They don't even bother with a how-it-helps-society argument anymore. As a citizen, you're supposed to just suck it down and shut up.

Re:Subtitles

[pjbgravely]

I think this is a good idea, but I really wish more people would put subtitles on their flash videos

Do you mean like this? [gprime.net]
Sorry I couldn't find a flash version in a hurry.

To complete the collection

[Bromskloss]

...combine with similar movies about software patents [ffii.org] and trusted computing [lafkon.net].

Don't forget to Digg The Corruptibles too

[saskboy]

Help make The Corruptibles a big story on Digg [digg.com] as well.

Re:I'll say this very slowly...

[tddoog]

DRM is only referenced in the summary. The cartoon does not say that DRM is bad. It notes the aspects of the PERFORM law that infringe on fair use rights and how they can be used against consumers. What the EFF is trying to do is make sure that (more) laws aren't made that take rights aways from the unsuspecting public.

I sure as hell wish the EFF was around during all those stupidass copyright extensions.

Re:That's not an animation!

[Phil John]

Second link under the "Watch" title is an XVid MPEG4 file, XVid being an open source video codec.

Re:Really cool cartoon!

[crush]

That would be nice, but if the experience of Adbusters [adbusters.org] is anything to go by, you won't be able to buy the spot. Why? Because TV/cable channels are worried about alienating their major customers (that's not you and me, that's the big corporations that are pushing for DRM and their affiliates and partners that buy the majority of advertising air time) and are anyway owned by some of the major forces pushing for DRM.