<p>Karen and Bradley discuss the end to Microsoft's e-book platform and
   generally the dangers and disasters that Digital Restrictions Management
   (DRM) cause for software users and developers.</p>
<p><br></p>
<p>
This show was released on Tuesday 12 November 2019; its
running time is 00:46:57.</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Show_Notes">Show Notes</span></h3>
   <p>Karen and Bradley discuss the end to Microsoft's e-book platform and
   generally the dangers and disasters that Digital Restrictions Management
   (DRM) cause for software users and developers.</p>
   <h4><span id="Segment_0_.2800:35.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Segment_0_(00:35)">Segment 0 (00:35)</span></h4>
<p><br></p>
<ul><li>Bradley mentioned that &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.bbc.com">https://www.bbc.com</a>"&gt;Microsoft ended</li></ul><pre>  their e-book platform&lt;/a&gt;.  He said this was “last month” but
  we ended up releasing this show late, so it was in August 2019
  (01:31).
</pre>
<ul><li>Bradley mentioned the &lt;a href="<a class="external free" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_hole">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_hole</a>"&gt;analog hole&lt;/a&gt;. (09:50)</li>
<li>Karen discussed the &lt;a href="<a class="external free" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act#Anti-circumvention_exemptions">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act#Anti-circumvention_exemptions</a>"&gt;exception</li></ul><pre>  process under DMCA&lt;/a&gt;, which &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2014/oct/31/dmca-petition/">https://sfconservancy.org/news/2014/oct/31/dmca-petition/</a>"&gt;Conservancy
  participated in regarding “Smart” TVs&lt;/a&gt;. (12:30)
</pre>
<ul><li>Bradley mentioned this &lt;a href="<a class="external free" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria#Burning_by_Julius_Caesar">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria#Burning_by_Julius_Caesar</a>"&gt;historical</li></ul><pre>  burning of the Library of Alexandria as a Roman weapon&lt;/a&gt;, comparing it
  to DRM. (15:07)
</pre>
<ul><li>Bradley talked about how &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.infoworld.com/article/2614409/netflix-set-to-abandon-silverlight-but-introduce-drm-for-web-video.html">https://www.infoworld.com/article/2614409/netflix-set-to-abandon-silverlight-but-introduce-drm-for-web-video.html</a>"&gt;Netflix</li></ul><pre>  and Microsoft used Silverlight initially as the method of DRM&lt;/a&gt;, and
  that Microsoft was a leader in the entertainment industry in providing DRM
</pre>
   (20:00)<h4><span id="Segment_1_.2826:31.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Segment_1_(26:31)">Segment 1 (26:31)</span></h4>
<p><br></p>
<ul><li>Bradley and Karen discuss how DRM and other lock-down of devices,</li></ul><pre>  including medical devices, are creating problems in society generally.
</pre>
<ul><li>Karen noted that the role of for-profit companies is <em>not</em> to</li></ul><pre>  safeguard the public interest. (41:10)
</pre>
<ul><li>Bradley mentioned you can &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://support.google.com/books/partner/answer/3309439?hl=en">https://support.google.com/books/partner/answer/3309439?hl=en</a>"&gt;turn</li></ul><pre>  off DRM on the Google Play store for your book (as the
  publisher)&lt;/a&gt;. (43:04)
</pre>
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