Comments on: A crucial thinktank for UK IT policy: Thanks ORG

By: jgovernor

jgovernor — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:17:49 +0000

that kind of thing- i meant where public policy meets digital living, with a lack of knowledge from policy makers, and significant lobbying from well funded corporate interests. I dont believe i said or meant that e-voting and DRM are a singleton. sorry i wasn’t clear though.

but i would certainly not agree with your statement that ‘we all know what DRM is, and its drawbacks’…

in fact we need a more educated debate on… that kind of thing….

thanks ric- I got your back.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:15:47 +0000

Thank you Ric but we all know what e-voting is (and its drawbacks) and we all know what DRM is (and those drawbacks).

That’s not what I asked. Maybe James can explain how they’re “one thing”?

When he stops Twittering.

By: Ric

Ric — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:53:50 +0000

Paul - perhaps you could just follow the provided link to the ORG site and get all the details you need …. the joy of the interwebs is in the hyperlinks, not the spoonfeeding

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:07:22 +0000

“Digital Restrictions Management, e-voting… that kind of thing”

What kind of a “thing” is DRM _and_ e-voting?

A thing so broad as to be meaningless. Unless it’s “a list of random things a particular bunch of people doesn’t like”.

Perhaps you can explain, James?

By: Vendorprisey

Vendorprisey — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:18:21 +0000

Copyright, EFF Open Rights Group, and forming an opinion on digital rights….

Video here, if not visible.TEDtalks session
I think I’ve read everything that Larry Lessig has published, and I saw him live a few years ago at the Oxford Union. This TED talk is one of his best. Restricting presenters to 20 minutes is a good di…

By: Suw

Suw — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:39:24 +0000

No, you’re thinking of our future arm, aimed at teen education - Open Rights Group Youth.

Of course, then there’s our Annual Supporter Meeting…

I could go on, but I shan’t.