e-Clippings (Learning As Art)

Funny Anti-DRM Cartoon

 

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Forget iPOD Concerns, Wal-Mart is really scaring me...

You know Wal-Mart, the largest distributor of music in the U.S.? Well, surprise surprise - they have started a music downloading service. They are also trying to keep that whole discounter image going by shaving a whole 11 cents off the cost of a song - down from .99 to .88! (Take that .11 and buy yourself something nice)

You want the real kick though? For .88$ you don't even get to actually "buy" the song. From Lawrence Lessig's blog, here is a re-print of the Orwellian TOS:

"All Products are sublicensed to you and not sold, notwithstanding the use of the terms “sell,” “purchase,” “order,” or “buy” on the Service or in this Agreement.”

Say goodbye to your rights, say hello to licenses.

You have the right to freely assemble (except as otherwise noted in this citizenship agreement)

Hey, I know, maybe you could patent/copyright everything I ever thought!

More E-Learning Patent Suits Expected in 2004
By Paul Harris

E-learning suppliers will dig deeper in 2004 to pay license fees for patents that cover inventions and business processes used in online learning. That’s the prediction from patent attorneys and other experts following another growth year on the intellectual property licensing front.