Draft 3 of GPLv3 should be out Real Soon Now, so I’d like to review some of the topics. I couldn’t find a thorough explanation of how GPLv3 will deal with the "anti-circumvention" clauses of the DMCA and it’s EU counterpart, the the EUCD (see Article 6), so here’s my layperson understanding. These laws harm Read more »
I wrote an editorial for kerneltrap.org: Linux: GPLv3, DRM, and Exceptions It’s an attempt at a review of where we are with regards to what GPLv3 will say about DRM, and what options are open for the Linux kernel developers. NOTE: my RSS feed is working again with live bookmarks. UPDATE: Discussion of this article Read more »
Oct 3rd: http://DRM.info was launched today. The aim is to make an information portal where people can see real world uses of DRM, how it affects a variety of sectors, and who is together in rejecting it. Here’s the press release. If you want to raise awareness of DRM, probably the easiest thing you can Read more »
For anyone looking to understand the proposed changes to the GPL for addressing DRM or software patents, I’ve made two documents: DRM and GPLv3 Patents and GPLv3 I just got the relevant proposed changes to the licence, and attached public comments made specifically about each proposed change by Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen. Simple? Hopefully. Read more »