Free Culture Swarthmore is planning street-demonstrations against DRM in Philly!
The protest will take place Saturday, February 25th at noon at the Tower Records Store on South Street. It will continue into early afternoon. Free Culture wants to inform consumers of their fair use rights and warn them about the DRM threat.
“We need to get the word out about fair use rights,” said co-founder Luke Smith. “No one wants to buy a broken record; if you’re not allowed to put it on your iPod, what exactly are you paying for? We want record companies to replace crippled CDs and pay for the damage they cause to their customers machines. We also want to drive the message home: you can’t do this anymore, because we’re watching you.”
(Thanks, Miles!)