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Tag: drm

Stop Killing Games – Why Care?

2024-04-222024-04-20 — Posted inGaming — 7 min read

The Stop Killing Games campaign has launched. Even if you don’t enjoy video games, you should care about and support this campaign. Here’s Why.

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Crippled e-books are worthless

2020-12-212020-12-14 — Posted inLiterature, PhD Diary, Technology — 3 min read

My university issued this notice during exam time – A time when students are most in need of revision material: A number of eBooks are in high demand at the […]

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A petition to #BanDRM

2020-10-082020-10-08 — Posted inPolitics, Technology — 4 min read

I have started a petition to Ban DRM. It has been published today, and I would welcome everyone to sign it.

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DRM is really demotivating

2020-05-042020-04-29 — Posted inMovies & TV, Technology — 6 min read

I just wanted to watch some TV while riding an exercise bike. That didn’t go too well. TV, DVRs and DRM.

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“Smart” Labelling & Legislation

2020-03-182020-03-27 — Posted inPolitics, Technology — 9 min read

I think the time has come for adapting legislation and applying consumer warning labelling to smart technology. I have a go at explaining how I’d do this

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30 years of Paywalled Articles

2019-03-112020-03-27 — Posted inLiterature, PhD Diary, Science — 5 min read

I want to take a moment to talk about the availability of scientific articles, in this 30th anniversary of the world wide web.

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DRM: Deliberately Risking Media

2018-06-062020-03-27 — Posted inGaming, Movies & TV, Software, Technology — 15 min read

DRM, digital rights management, is the term used to describe attempts to control the use and ownership of digital media post-purchase. I think that this is a pretty poor practice, and will detail some reasons why.

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