Hypebot reported today about a protest at Popkomm against Sony/BMG music and DRM. Popkomm is an international business platform for the music and entertainment industry. Imagine an annual trade show combined with an awards ceremony. Sony/BMG was one of the many booths set up to share their “innovations” and was subsequently the site of a protest against DRM and the malicious software and hardware that Sony produces.
According to Marcus, one of the protesters involved, via hypebot’s report:
“(At) Popkomm, we staged a small action at the SonyBMG stand with our large “Copy protection Disempowers” banner. SonyBMG are to date not cooperating with providers who would like to deliver music downloads without restrictions and protection schemes. For this the MP3-format would be well suited. Popkomm_sonybmg2_klein We therefore suggest a Boycott of SonyBMG-music which is delivered with copy protection. Sony was responsible for the Rootkit-disaster, spreading millions of cds containing malignant software. Sony is also one of the largest manufacturers of hardware with built-in copy protection systems.” - Marcus @ Netzpolitik.org (site in German)
Sony/BMG Protest and Popkomm Links
Popkomm Aktion (in German)
Popkomm website (in English and German)
hypebot article on protest
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