The author gives a straightforward (and rather cheeky) presentation to Microsoft Research, trying to convince them to give up on digital rights management (DRM) efforts. DRM systems don't work DRM systems are bad for society DRM systems are bad for business That DRM systems are bad for artists That DRM is a bad business-move for MSFT
Author
Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger—the co-editor of Boing Boing and the author of the YA graphic novel In Real Life, the nonfiction business book Information Doesn’t Want To Be Free, and young adult novels like Homeland, Pirate Cinema, and Little Brother and novels for adults like Rapture Of The Nerds and Makers. He is a Fellow for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-founded the UK Open Rights Group. Born in Toronto, Canada, he now lives in Los Angeles.
