blame where blame is due

Posted on July 6, 2004 by Lessig

Last month I wrote about the DRM-encumbered Constitution. Note, this is not really Microsoft’s doing — they just build the bombs, others choose to use them. But a bunch have sent links to free Constitutions. Here’s one for the iPod created by the American Constitution Society.

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3 Responses to blame where blame is due

  1. Branko Collin says:
    July 6, 2004 at 1:54 pm

    Weird definition of ‘free’: the American Constitution Society asks for your e-mail address. I wouldn’t be surprised if the DRM-ed one were cheaper. However, you can circumvent this measure by just clicking on the Go link. I always leave a nice little memento, such as the private e-mail address of one the members, so that any spam will go there.

  2. Bryan Young says:
    July 6, 2004 at 2:25 pm

    FYI: Placed in the right directory, the iPod can read any plain text file.

  3. Paul B Hartzog says:
    July 7, 2004 at 11:44 am

    not Microsoft’s doing?

    If INDUCE can blame people for disseminating ‘how to’s and enabling hacking, then we can certainly blame Microsoft for enabling copy-protection of public domain documents.

    If DRM wasn’t available, that DRM’d constitution would’ve never happened.

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