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With all the talk of the Sony Root-Kit madness, the hightened enforcement of laws pertaining to music downloading and the heavier crackdown on P2P, it seems like the only way you can listen to music anymore is when you buy it. But heaven-forbid I try to listen to that purchased music on a “non-authorized” computer, my music tells me I can’t listen to it. Fun stuff, and seriously, it’s only getting worse. Saw this post on Boing Boing earlier and I thought it was worth a blog.

I love music, movies, and books. I also love technology. I want to use technology to deliver the media I love anywhere, anywhen, with anyone.
This is fair use: I bought it, let me use it. I will tell all my friends about my favorite music. I might play it for them or even give them a digital version of a song. This is evangelism, not theft. This is advertising you cannot buy.
Restrictive copyright is like a vegetarian knife. You bought the knife, but if you cut meat with it, we’ll sue you. Excuse me? Let’s think again.

Speaking of fun with DRM, your Senator needs an iPod!