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We are a participatory and grassroots campaign exposing DRM-encumbered devices and media for what they really are: Defective by Design. We are working together to eliminate DRM as a threat to innovation in media, the privacy of readers, and freedom for computer users.
- What is DRM
Digital Restrictions Management is the practice of imposing...
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- What is DRM
Defective by Design (DBD) is a grassroots anti-digital rights management (DRM) initiative by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and CivicActions.
We are a participatory and grassroots campaign exposing DRM-encumbered devices and media for what they really are: Defective by Design. We are working together to eliminate DRM as a threat to innovation in media, the privacy of readers, and freedom for computer users.
Jul 24, 2020 · In 2006, Defective by Design was born, as a comprehensive campaign collecting anti-DRM resources and opportunities for individual action together in one place. This became a resource which educates people on the risks related to digital restriction tools, as well as a place to coalesce a community.
Report a defective product. What can be reported, to whom and how. Products that are defective by design, construction or due to the manner of supply. Most specific product safety law requires...
Dec 17, 2019 · Looking back on 2019 and the thirteen-year history of the Defective by Design campaign, we're confident that the best option is the latter one. Our goal may be ambitious, but it's not impossible to achieve.
Jul 6, 2016 · DRM is the practice of imposing technological restrictions that control what users can do with digital media, creating a good that is defective by design. DRM requires the use of proprietary software and is a major threat to computer user freedom. It often spies on users as well.
