[free-sklyarov] broaden the movement

Tom tom at lemuria.org
Thu Jul 26 04:59:15 PDT 2001


On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 07:13:25PM -0400, Xcott Craver wrote:
> 	"Copy control" is an incomplete and inaccurate term, because
> 	copying is just one aspect controlled by DRM systems.
> 	A much better and effective term would be "usage control."
> 
> 	The term "copy control" is advantageous to copyright owners,
> 	by limiting the debate to piracy and only some examples of
> 	fair use.  Many really good examples of fair use don't involve
> 	a desire to make a copy at all:  simply wanting to watch a
> 	DVD that you bought, or simply wanting to read an eBook, but
> 	being prevented by overly paranoid security.

both are somewhat awkward and not entirely correct.

may I suggest a simple "restricted" ?
(or possibly a synonym with an even more negative feel)





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