DRM

[bladespark]

For those of you who care about DRM issues, MIT refuses to use DRM protected libary.

Interesting, no?

Comments

[silveradept]

With what the restrictions are on the SAE papers, I'm not surprised that the libraries are canceling their subscriptions. That kind of restriction doesn't work in an academic library setting, where potentially all sorts of students and faculty could all need access to that one paper. And considering it's MIT, there's a good chance they have a significant amount of Linux/Unix workstations and such, so a Windows-only solution won't cut it there, either.

Good for MIT, that they chose to use the DRM-free versions of access. Yes, it's a bit more work for the students, but I suspect in the long run, it's a lot less hassle for them.

[kaura-nighthawk.livejournal.com]

Yet another mark against DRM. Kinda makes you wonder if anybody supports it anymore...

[tarathene.livejournal.com]

"Society of Automotive Engineers"

And to think, one of the programs currently used by about half or so of the automotive companies and outside design firms runs best (and until recently -only-) on a dedicated Unix machine. Silly people. :)