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Defective by Design<p>"But think about the artists!" is a favorite refrain of so-called "intellectual property" enthusiasts (aka corporations.) Hear from one <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> (DBD) guest writer and musician about how <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> totally cramped his style: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1rx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1rx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>"But think about the artists!" is a favorite refrain of so-called "intellectual property" enthusiasts (aka corporations.) Hear from one <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> (DBD) guest writer and musician about how <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> totally cramped his style: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1rx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1rx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>"But think about the artists!" is a favorite refrain of so-called "intellectual property" enthusiasts (aka corporations.) Hear from one <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> (DBD) guest writer and musician about how <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> totally cramped his style: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1rx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1rx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>"But think about the artists!" is a favorite refrain of so-called "intellectual property" enthusiasts (aka corporations.) Hear from one <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> (DBD) guest writer and musician about how <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> totally cramped his style: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1rx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1rx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>"But think about the artists!" is a favorite refrain of so-called "intellectual property" enthusiasts (aka corporations.) Hear from one <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> (DBD) guest writer and musician about how <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> totally cramped his style: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1rx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1rx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>"But think about the artists!" is a favorite refrain of so-called "intellectual property" enthusiasts (aka corporations.) Hear from one <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> (DBD) guest writer and musician about how <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> totally cramped his style: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1rx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1rx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>"But think about the artists!" is a favorite refrain of so-called "intellectual property" enthusiasts (aka corporations.) Hear from one <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> (DBD) guest writer and musician about how <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> totally cramped his style: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1rx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1rx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>"But think about the artists!" is a favorite refrain of so-called "intellectual property" enthusiasts (aka corporations.) Hear from one <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> (DBD) guest writer and musician about how <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> totally cramped his style: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1rx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1rx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>Books, like <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>, are meant to be shared: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/460" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/460</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a></p>
Matija Nalis<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@markd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>markd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.me.uk/@revk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>revk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedi.nowster.me.uk/fedi/nowster" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nowster</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@jasonkarns" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jasonkarns</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@jjcelery" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jjcelery</span></a></span> In other words, it is economy problem, not a tech problem.<br>There is no financial incentive to do it in a proper way, and in fact, there is financial incentive to do it sloppy, so user will be forced to buy another "better" version later.</p><p>So the solution is also economical - refuse to buy (and lobby others to refuse to buy) <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IoT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IoT</span></a> which are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a>. If your IoT was <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a>, you and other hobbyist would add that, as incentive is there.</p>
Free Software Foundation<p><a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> isn't just an annoyance -- it's a violation of your right to use the items you own as you see fit. Learn more about our <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> campaign at <a href="http://defectivebydesign.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">defectivebydesign.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FSF</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>"But think about the artists!" is a favorite refrain of so-called "intellectual property" enthusiasts (aka corporations.) Hear from one <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> (DBD) guest writer and musician about how <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> totally cramped his style: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1rx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1rx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>Are <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> devices really privacy-respecting? The truth is that user privacy is *impossible* without <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>. Read more at <a href="https://u.fsf.org/3fy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/3fy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a></p>
Defective by Design<p>"But think about the artists!" is a favorite refrain of so-called "intellectual property" enthusiasts (aka corporations.) Hear from one <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> (DBD) guest writer and musician about how <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> totally cramped his style: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/1rx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/1rx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EndDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndDRM</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p><a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a>, like <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>, are meant to be shared: <a href="https://u.fsf.org/460" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">u.fsf.org/460</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> #1984</p>
🇺🇦 haxadecimal<p>Remember paper books? The publisher wasn't allowed to sneak into your house in the dead of night, and take away some of your rights to use the book. Why do we tolerate this bullshit for ebooks?<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>When you donate to the <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FSF</span></a>, you support campaigns such as <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> and <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FightToRepair</span></a>. You can help fund these campaigns and more here: <a href="https://www.fsf.org/appeal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">fsf.org/appeal</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>When you donate to the <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FSF</span></a>, you support campaigns such as <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> and <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FightToRepair</span></a>. You can help fund these campaigns and more here: <a href="https://www.fsf.org/appeal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">fsf.org/appeal</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/CornerstoneOfAFreeSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CornerstoneOfAFreeSociety</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>When you donate to the <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FSF</span></a>, you support campaigns such as <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> and <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FightToRepair</span></a>. You can help fund these campaigns and more here: <a href="https://www.fsf.org/appeal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">fsf.org/appeal</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/CornerstoneOfAFreeSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CornerstoneOfAFreeSociety</span></a></p>
Free Software Foundation<p>When you donate to the <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FSF</span></a>, you support campaigns such as <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DefectiveByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefectiveByDesign</span></a> and <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FightToRepair</span></a>. You can help fund these campaigns and more here: <a href="https://www.fsf.org/appeal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">fsf.org/appeal</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/CornerstoneOfAFreeSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CornerstoneOfAFreeSociety</span></a></p>
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