FSF Calling Steve Jobs To Account For His Words
FSF (the Free Software Foundation) has been focusing on Apple and Apple products for a while now, even going so far as to picket Apple Stores both here and in Europe. They promote the use of fully DRM free file downloads and other free use software. In the aftermath of Steve Jobs’ white paper “Thoughts On Music” on ending DRM they have called on him to put his money where his mouth is.
FSF has started an internet petition for the complete end of DRM at Apple. In the petition they have presented several ideas on how Apple could accomplish this, including better indication of independent artists and immediate DRM-free file downloads from the independents. This would also help music buyers who are participating in the move to Boycott the RIAA choose independent artists who are not affiliated with one of the four major labels, and thus not under the thumb of the RIAAs henchmen. FSF also asks Jobs to use his position of power in the industry to promote DRM-free music everywhere, and also to promote DRM-free movies from Disney Film Studios.
Their petition may be hard to get to - it received over 1000 signatures in the first hour it was posted and has been under fire with heavy bandwidth traffic ever since. If you’d like to read the open letter and sign the petition, it is here.
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