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Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Friday, 19-Jul-2019 14:19:37 UTC 
Defective by Design
Cory Doctorow's new book, "Radicalized," opens with the story "Unauthorized Bread," a clever and compelling fable about #DRM, and the grim future we face if we don't fight back today. Read our review here: https://u.fsf.org/2vl -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jul-2019 19:34:37 UTC
Defective by Design
FSF's John Sullivan in @WIRED on the Microsoft ebook apocalypse: “This is why we call #DRM media and devices defective by design, or broken from the beginning. There’s self-destruction built into the whole concept.” https://u.fsf.org/2v4 https://u.fsf.org/dbd -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 27-Jun-2019 16:11:45 UTC
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The first Apple iPhone was introduced 12 years ago this week, making today a good day to remind you how much Apple loves to stomp on privacy rights and software freedom: https://u.fsf.org/2mz See resources at https://u.fsf.org/1w8 https://status.fsf.org/attachment/1197034 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 04-Apr-2019 19:46:13 UTC
Defective by Design
Microsoft is shutting down their DRM-locked ebook store, and taking away every book that every one of its customers acquired effective July 1. DRM ebooks are never safe! https://u.fsf.org/2sj Learn more about our fight against #DRM: https://u.fsf.org/1 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Dec-2018 16:38:10 UTC
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The anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) are still a threat. The latest round of its exemptions process showed some successes, and where the work needs to continue. https://u.fsf.org/2qc -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Nov-2018 17:58:23 UTC
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Hacking DRM-encumbered medical devices can save lives: SleepyHead software lets patients circumvent medical device manufacturers and control their own sleep apnea treatment: https://u.fsf.org/2pp -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Monday, 29-Oct-2018 15:51:02 UTC
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The DMCA exemptions process is still broken, but many of the exemptions we supported were granted in the latest round. https://u.fsf.org/2ek https://u.fsf.org/2p4 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Friday, 26-Oct-2018 20:57:06 UTC
Defective by Design
Library of Congress announced the 2018 round of exemptions to the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions. We fought for every exemption, help us fight to repeal the DMCA. https://u.fsf.org/2ek https://u.fsf.org/2p4 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 04-Oct-2018 14:18:28 UTC
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Thank you everyone for helping to make September 18th another successful International Day Against DRM (IDAD)! https://u.fsf.org/2oq -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Thursday, 20-Sep-2018 15:36:01 UTC
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Via @EFF and @publicknowledge: the recent viral story about an Apple user named Anders G da Silva is a sterling example of where #DRM has gotten us, and how toxic DRM becomes when it is mixed with cloud computing. https://u.fsf.org/2oh -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2018 22:18:39 UTC
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We're so pleased to have the support of other organizations participating in #IDAD International Day Against #DRM! See our list here: https://u.fsf.org/2of ...and see our list of ideas for taking action today! -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2018 22:10:07 UTC
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Thank you to @torrentfreak for supporting the fight against #DRM this #IDAD! https://u.fsf.org/2oe -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2018 21:59:31 UTC
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Learn more about what @PublicKnowledge is doing about #DRM, #anticircumvention, and the #DMCA: publicknowledge.org/DayAgainstDRM #IDAD -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2018 21:49:41 UTC
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Are you participating in this #IDAD? Let us know! https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=8&reset=1 -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2018 21:41:50 UTC
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Want to learn more about how the digital handcuffs of #DRM disempowers people? @OpenRightsGroup has you covered this #IDAD: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/assets/files/pdfs/Digital_Handcuffs.pdf -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2018 21:33:47 UTC
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From @CreativeCommons: #DRM is still here. It’s still bad. Digital freedom depends on the right to tinker, the right to access information and knowledge... https://medium.com/@creativecommons/drm-is-still-here-and-it-still-sucks-aad7a8c33b1f … #IDAD -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2018 21:25:39 UTC
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From @doctorow and @EFF: "Hill Climbing Our Way to Defeating DRM" #IDAD https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/09/defeating-drm-hill-climbing-our-way-glory -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2018 21:15:31 UTC
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To support International Day Against DRM 2018,@Libreture is permanently doubling its FREE account size. You can now store up to 500MB of #DRM-free e-books, absolutely free. #IDAD https://www.libreture.com/ -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2018 21:07:44 UTC
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We appreciate Lektu's ongoing support of #DRM-free media! Check out what they're doing this #IDAD. https://lektu.com/ -
Defective by Design (dbd)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Sep-2018 20:48:31 UTC
Defective by Design
Thanks to @nostarch you can celebrate #IDAD with a discount on #DRM-free ebooks! Use the code RIGHT2READ40: https://nostarch.com/
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