International Day Against DRM
International Day Against DRM | |
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Status | active |
Genre | Educational activities and activist demonstrations and happenings |
Frequency | Annually |
Inaugurated | 2006 |
Founder | Defective by Design / Free Software Foundation |
Patron(s) | Defective by Design / Free Software Foundation |
Website | www |
International Day Against DRM (IDAD), sometimes called just Day Against DRM or anti-DRM day, is a grassroots international observance of protests against digital rights management (DRM) technology.[1][2][3][4][5] The event is intended as "a counterpoint to the pro-DRM message broadcast by powerful media and software companies"[3] and aims to draw attention to DRM's anti-consumer aspects.[5]
Background
[edit]International Day Against DRM has been also described as a reaction against the lobbyist-dominated World Intellectual Property Day of the World Intellectual Property Organization, which promotes DRM.[6] World Intellectual Property Day has been criticized by the activists from civil society organizations such as IP Justice and the Electronic Information for Libraries who consider it one-sided propaganda as the marketing materials associated with the event, provided by WIPO, "come across as unrepresentative of other views and events".[7] Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, noted that "World Intellectual Property Day has become little more than a lobbyist day".[8]
Activism
[edit]This recurring event has been organized annually since 2006, and has been first introduced by the Defective by Design initiative.[9] Various activities related to the event happen around the world, organized by anti-DRM grassroots activists and organizations.[2][3][10] During the International Day Against DRM, there are discussions and promotions of DRM-free media and technology.[1] Consumers are encouraged to switch to DRM-free alternatives.[11] Companies that agree with the criticism of DRM have been known to offer discounts on products like DRM-free ebooks.[12] In 2008 Defective by Design announced 35 consecutive Days Against DRM, each one warning the public against a different DRM-related product or service.[13]
This event has been endorsed by a number of civil society organizations[3] such as the Free Software Foundation (creator of the Defective by Design initiative),[9][14] Creative Commons,[15] the Document Foundation,[16] the Electronic Freedom Foundation,[17] the Open Rights Group,[18] Public Knowledge,[19] and companies like O'Reilly Media,[20] iFixit[21] and Packt.[10]
See also
[edit]- Culture Freedom Day
- Document Freedom Day
- Hardware Freedom Day
- Public Domain Day
- Software Freedom Day
References
[edit]- ^ a b "International Day Against DRM 2018 – September 18th". www.defectivebydesign.org. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ a b Noyes, Katherine (2012-05-04). "Four Ways to Celebrate 'Day Against DRM' Today". PCWorld. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ a b c d "Allies join Defective by Design for the tenth anniversary of the International Day Against DRM". www.fsf.org. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ Berlind, David. "October 3, 2006: DRM lovers' day of reckoning?". ZDNet. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ a b "International Day Against DRM Celebrates its 12th Anniversary". TorrentFreak. 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "Organize your community for digital freedom on May 3rd | Defective by Design". www.defectivebydesign.org. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ Sandra Bangasser, 2009, Multilateral Institutions and the Recontextualization of Political Marketing: How the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Outreach Efforts Reflect Changing Audiences. Dissertiation.
- ^ "World Intellectual Property Day". Michael Geist. 2007-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ a b "FSF takes international day of action for a Day Without DRM on September 18th — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software". www.fsf.org. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ a b Gall, Richard (2018-09-18). "Day Against DRM is back. And its timing couldn't be better". Packt Hub. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ Noyes, Katherine (2011-05-04). "It's Time to Give Digital Rights Management the Boot". PCWorld. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^
- "Day Against DRM rocked! Let's keep the pressure on Netflix. | Defective by Design". www.defectivebydesign.org. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- "Help us envision future victories in the wake of the Day Against DRM | Defective by Design". www.defectivebydesign.org. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ "Allies join Defective by Design for the tenth anniversary of the International Day Against DRM — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software". www.fsf.org. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ "Tuesday, May 4th is first Day Against DRM". Geek.com. 2010-02-26. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "Join CC in supporting the International Day Against DRM". Creative Commons. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "#IDAD, International Day Against DRM". The Document Foundation Blog. 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ Higgins, Parker (2012-05-04). "Make Every Day a Day Against DRM". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "Open Rights Group – 30 things we can do about DRM". Open Rights Group. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ Meloy, Sean. "Public Knowledge Participates in the International Day Against DRM". Public Knowledge. Archived from the original on 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ Laurent, Simon St (2016-05-03). "Stop the DRM virus". O'Reilly Media. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ "Take a Stand Against DRM". iFixit. Retrieved 2019-04-29.