Comments on: It’s about ‘fair use’, Mr. Minister http://theportableconsultant.com/blog/2008/01/05/fair-use-mr-minister/ ECM infrastructure architecture... and unrelated matters. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:58:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Kenneth Lawson http://theportableconsultant.com/blog/2008/01/05/fair-use-mr-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-6996 Kenneth Lawson Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:55:59 +0000 http://theportableconsultant.com/blog/2008/01/05/fair-use-mr-minister/#comment-6996 it looks to me like the Canadian government is as clueless as the US about DRM and consumer rights. My interest is in consumer rights in relation to fair use and the negative effect DRM will have on the average consumer who isn't that well versed in tech and don't really care how stuff works and just wants it to works.and suddenly things the did work don't and DRM is not letting do what they used to. I think you will find my blog interesting in that I deal with issues related to DRM that aren't often thought of,, until its too late. http://kenenthlawson.blogspot.com/ it looks to me like the Canadian government is as clueless as the US about DRM and consumer rights. My interest is in consumer rights in relation to fair use and the negative effect DRM will have on the average consumer who isn’t that well versed in tech and don’t really care how stuff works and just wants it to works.and suddenly things the did work don’t and DRM is not letting do what they used to.

I think you will find my blog interesting in that I deal with issues related to DRM that aren’t often thought of,, until its too late.

http://kenenthlawson.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Randyw http://theportableconsultant.com/blog/2008/01/05/fair-use-mr-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-3796 Randyw Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:20:11 +0000 http://theportableconsultant.com/blog/2008/01/05/fair-use-mr-minister/#comment-3796 Most people do not get technology. They use it with out understanding how it changes the world for good or ill. Entertainment is a powerful force in culture not business. Are Canadian politicians making good decisions? Will they be influenced by money changing hands? Politicians juggling too many points of view from so many special interest groups reminds me of the quote "as for laws and sausages you do not want to know what goes into making either of them" Are these issues going to win elections? not likely. So they remain hen scratch on queue cards of early morning TV. Most people do not get technology. They use it with out understanding how it changes the world for good or ill. Entertainment is a powerful force in culture not business. Are Canadian politicians making good decisions? Will they be influenced by money changing hands? Politicians juggling too many points of view from so many special interest groups reminds me of the quote “as for laws and sausages you do not want to know what goes into making either of them” Are these issues going to win elections? not likely. So they remain hen scratch on queue cards of early morning TV.

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