[odf-discuss] Groklaw on British Library vs DRM

[Pamela Jones]

What you need to understand is that the Library isn't a person. It has 
factions.  There is a shift in point of view, but the librarians see the 
issue.  I know that because when I wrote my article some months ago on 
their DRM, they contacted me to see if I'd let them write a rebuttal, 
and I said sure.

They never wrote it. Instead, they began to lobby for change.  The last 
I heard, the choice of MS software was made at the top, because of its 
DRM functionality.  Now that they are talking about fair use and fair 
dealing, ask yourself: can Microsoft software provide it?

Think Zune.

Chris Puttick wrote:
> Highly unlikely to be of assistance as the BL were proud to be invited
> by the mighty (and very rich) Microsoft to participate in MOOX
> standard development. Now if you can get hold of an internal Microsoft
> memo that says "Let's get the BL involved with the ECMA process on
> MOOX, that will make it look like we are being really open when
> actually we are just looking at other ways to lock in our customers"
> you might be able to persuade them...
> 
> Or is DRM the MOOX element that finally brings the BL over from the
> dark side? What is the level of DRM in MOOX "the standard"?
> 
> Chris
> 
> On 26/09/06, Lars D. Noodén <lars at umich.edu> wrote:
>> It's a rather tame document, but good that these points are brought up
>> again:
>>         http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060925160433781
>>
>> Any ideas on how this can be leveraged to get the British Library to look
>> more closely at ODF?
>>
>> -Lars
>> Lars Noodén
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