Last night was “Spring Night Out” in the small town where I live. The stores and restaurants stayed open later then normal and there were bands and musicians playing on the sidewalks at different areas with chairs for those who wanted to sit and listen.For someone who is rumored to have passed away, Elvis still makes it to a remarkable number of events…even if he does look a lot like the local postman. I don’t know who the young lady was, but she could certainly make some moves.It was an evening where my wife and I strolled through downtown, ate diner, saw some friends, listened to some good music, and for a few moments relaxed in what could of passed for simpler days.
Just when you think maybe the discussions concerning Digital Rights Management (DRM) might be heading in a more reasonable direction your slapped back to the sad reality by two events this week.First, Media Rights Technologies issued formal non-binding warnings to Adobe, Apple, Microsoft and Real Networks that they were in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by marketing products with unprotected media streams that could be copied or ripped…. Someone tell these guys that “build it and they will come” only happens in the movies.Second, I’m sure glad we got the DRM issue solved…. HBO CTO Bob Zitter thinks we should just call DRM “Digital Consumer Enablement (DCE)” so that people would understand that this technology enables them to use content in so many new and wonderful ways.
