msgid "Proprietary DRM - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><a> msgid "<a id=\"side-menu-button\" class=\"switch\" href=\"#navlinks\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'title' of: <div><a><img> msgid "Section contents" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'alt' of: <div><a><img> msgid " [Section contents] " msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> msgid "</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p><a> msgid "<a href=\"/\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'title' of: <div><p><a><img> msgid "GNU Home" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "</a> / <a href=\"/proprietary/proprietary.html\">Malware</a> / By " "type /" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> msgid "Proprietary DRM" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to mistreat " "the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers, which puts them " "in a position of power over the users; <a " "href=\"/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html\">that is the " "basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise that " "power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Here are examples of proprietary programs and systems that implement " "<em>digital restrictions management</em> (DRM): functionalities designed " "intentionally to restrict what users can do. These functionalities are also " "called <em>digital handcuffs</em>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "DRM is reinforced by <a " "href=\"http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2014/feb/05/digital-rights-management\"> " "censorship laws</a> that ban software (and hardware) that can break the " "handcuffs. Instead of these laws, DRM itself ought to be illegal. Please " "support our campaign to <a href=\"http://DefectiveByDesign.org/\">abolish " "DRM</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div><p> msgid "" "If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't here, " "please write to <a " "href=\"mailto:webmasters@gnu.org\"><webmasters@gnu.org></a> to inform " "us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two to serve as " "specific substantiation." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple's new tactic to restrict users from repairing their own device and " "impose DRM on people is to <a " "href=\"https://www.ifixit.com/News/54829/apples-new-screen-repair-trap-could-change-the-repair-industry-forever\">completely " "disable its Face ID functionality</a> when you replace its screen." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Adobe <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20211014123717/https://pluralistic.net/2021/10/13/theres-an-app-for-that/#gnash\">has " "licensed its Flash Player to China's Zhong Cheng Network</a> who is offering " "the program bundled with spyware and a back door that can remotely " "deactivate it." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Adobe is responsible for this since they gave Zhong Cheng Network permission " "to do this. This injustice involves “misuse” of the DMCA, but " "“proper,” intended use of the DMCA is a much bigger injustice. " "There is <a href=\"/philosophy/right-to-read.html\">a series of errors " "related to DMCA</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/30/gadgets-have-stopped-working-together-interoperability-apple\">Apple " "is systematically undermining interoperability</a>. At the hardware level, " "it does this via nonstandard plugs, buses and networks. At the software " "level, it does this by not letting the user have any data except within one " "app." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Amazon's monopoly and DRM is <a " "href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/10/amazon-library-ebook-monopoly/\">stopping " "public libraries from lending e-books and audiobooks</a>. Amazon became " "powerful in e-book world by <a " "href=\"/philosophy/why-call-it-the-swindle.html\">Swindle</a>, and is now " "misusing its power and violates people's rights using <a " "href=\"https://www.defectivebydesign.org\">Digital Restrictions " "Management</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The article is written in a way that endorses DRM in general, which is " "unacceptable. <a href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html\">DRM is an " "injustice to people</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft is <a " "href=\"https://www.slashgear.com/windows-10-users-are-grumpy-over-forced-updates-and-unwanted-apps-18643135/\">forcing " "Windows users</a> to <a " "href=\"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-updates-in-windows-643e9ea7-3cf6-7da6-a25c-95d4f7f099fe\">install " "upgrades it pushes</a> using <a " "href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#windows-update\">its " "universal back doors</a>. These upgrades can do various harms to users such " "as restricting computers from some functions and/or forcing users to " "defenselessly do whatever Microsoft tells them to do." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple is putting DRM on iPhone batteries, and the system proprietary " "software <a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/59nz3k/apple-is-locking-batteries-to-specific-iphones-a-nightmare-for-diy-repair\">turns " "off certain features when batteries are replaced other than by Apple.</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Ebooks “bought” from Microsoft's store check that their DRM is " "valid by connecting to the store every time their “owner” wants " "to read them. Microsoft is going to close this store, <a " "href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47810367\"> bricking all DRM'ed " "ebooks it has ever “sold”</a>. (The article additionally " "highlights the pitfalls of DRM.)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This is another proof that a DRM-encumbered product doesn't belong to the " "person who bought it. Microsoft said it will refund customers, but this is " "no excuse for selling them restricted books." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The HP <a href=\"https://boingboing.net/2019/02/08/inkjet-dystopias.html\"> " "“ink subscription” cartridges have DRM that constantly " "communicates with HP servers</a> to make sure the user is still paying for " "the subscription, and hasn't printed more pages than were paid for." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Even though the ink subscription program may be cheaper in some specific " "cases, it spies on users, and involves totally unacceptable restrictions in " "the use of ink cartridges that would otherwise be in working order." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Printer manufacturers are very innovative—at blocking the use of " "independent replacement ink cartridges. Their “security " "upgrades” occasionally impose new forms of cartridge DRM. <a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/pa98ab/printer-makers-are-crippling-cheap-ink-cartridges-via-bogus-security-updates\"> " "HP and Epson have done this</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The game Metal Gear Rising for MacOS was tethered to a server. The company " "<a " "href=\"http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/400087-metal-gear-rising-mac-unplayable-drm\"> " "shut down the server, and all copies stopped working</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The DMCA and the EU Copyright Directive make it <a " "href=\"https://boingboing.net/2017/11/25/la-la-la-cant-hear-you.html\"> " "illegal to study how iOS cr…apps spy on users</a>, because this would " "require circumventing the iOS DRM." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Google now allows Android apps to detect whether a device has been rooted, " "<a " "href=\"http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/05/13/netflix-confirms-blocking-rootedunlocked-devices-app-still-working-now/\">and " "refuse to install if so</a>. The Netflix app uses this ability to enforce " "DRM by refusing to install on rooted Android devices." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Update: Google <i>intentionally</i> changed Android so that apps <a " "href=\"https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-use-of-google-drm-means-rooted-android-devices-are-banned-170515/\">can " "detect rooted devices and refuse to run on them</a>. The Netflix app is " "proprietary malware, and one shouldn't use it. However, that does not make " "what Google has done any less wrong." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a href=\"https://itstillworks.com/kindle-drm-17841.html\"> The Amazon " "Kindle has DRM</a>. That article is flawed in that it fails to treat DRM as " "an ethical question; it takes for granted that whatever Amazon might do to " "its users is legitimate. It refers to DRM as digital “rights” " "management, which is the spin term used to promote DRM. Nonetheless it " "serves as a reference for the facts." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "We refer to that product as the <a " "href=\"/philosophy/why-call-it-the-swindle.html\"> Amazon Swindle</a> " "because of this and <a href=\"/philosophy/ebooks.html\"> other malicious " "functionalities</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The iPhone 7 contains DRM specifically designed to <a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/kbjm8e/iphone-7-home-button-unreplaceable-repair-software-lock\"> " "brick it if an “unauthorized” repair shop fixes it</a>. " "“Unauthorized” essentially means anyone besides Apple." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<small>(The article uses the term “lock” to describe the DRM, " "but we prefer to use the term <a " "href=\"/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#DigitalLocks\"> digital " "handcuffs</a>.)</small>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "DRM-restricted files can be used to <a " "href=\"https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/02/02/231229/windows-drm-protected-files-used-to-decloak-tor-browser-users\"> " "identify people browsing through Tor</a>. The vulnerability exists only if " "you use Windows." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Chrome <a " "href=\"http://boingboing.net/2017/01/30/google-quietly-makes-optiona.html\">implements " "DRM</a>. So does Chromium, through nonfree software that is effectively part " "of it." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail_ezt?id=686430\">More " "information</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "HP's firmware downgrade <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/20/hp-inkjet-printers-unofficial-cartridges-software-update\">imposed " "DRM on some printers, which now refuse to function with third-party ink " "cartridges</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Oculus Rift games now have <a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/vv77ea/new-oculus-drm-cross-platform\"> " "DRM meant to prevent running them on other systems</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The <a href=\"http://michaelweinberg.org/post/137045828005/free-the-cube\"> " "“Cube” 3D printer was designed with DRM</a>: it won't accept " "third-party printing materials. It is the Keurig of printers. Now it is " "being discontinued, which means that eventually authorized materials won't " "be available and the printers may become unusable." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "With a <a " "href=\"http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/aleph-objects\"> printer " "that gets the Respects Your Freedom</a>, this problem would not even be a " "remote possibility." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "How pitiful that the author of that article says that there was " "“nothing wrong” with designing the device to restrict users in " "the first place. This is like putting a “cheat me and mistreat " "me” sign on your chest. We should know better: we should condemn all " "companies that take advantage of people like him. Indeed, it is the " "acceptance of their unjust practice that teaches people to be doormats." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/bmvxp4/switzerland-wants-a-single-universal-phone-charger-by-2017\"> " "Apple uses DRM software to prevent people from charging an iThing with a " "generic USB cable</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Philips “smart” lightbulbs had initially been designed to " "interact with other companies' smart light bulbs, but <a " "href=\"https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151214/07452133070/lightbulb-drm-philips-locks-purchasers-out-third-party-bulbs-with-firmware-update.shtml\"> " "later the company updated the firmware to disallow interoperability</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "If a product is “smart”, and you didn't build it, it is cleverly " "serving its manufacturer <em>against you</em>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The Netflix Android app <a " "href=\"http://torrentfreak.com/netflix-cracks-down-on-vpn-and-proxy-pirates-150103/\"> " "forces the use of Google DNS</a>. This is one of the methods that Netflix " "uses to enforce the geolocation restrictions dictated by the movie studios." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Adobe made “Digital Editions,” the e-reader used by most US " "libraries, spy on the user <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20141220181015/http://www.computerworlduk.com/blogs/open-enterprise/drm-strikes-again-3575860/\">for " "the sake of DRM.</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/11/drm-cars-will-drive-consumers-crazy\"> " "DRM in cars will drive consumers crazy</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"http://web.archive.org/web/20131007102857/http://www.nclnet.org/technology/73-digital-rights-management/124-whos-driving-the-copyright-laws-consumers-insist-on-the-right-to-back-it-up\"> " "DVDs and Bluray disks have DRM</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "That page uses spin terms that favor DRM, including <a " "href=\"/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#DigitalRightsManagement\"> digital " "“rights” management</a> and <a " "href=\"/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Protection\">“protect”</a>, " "and it claims that “artists” (rather than companies) are " "primarily responsible for putting digital restrictions management into these " "disks. Nonetheless, it is a reference for the facts." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Every Bluray disk (with few, rare exceptions) has DRM—so don't use " "Bluray disks!" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Android <a " "href=\"https://developer.android.com/reference/android/drm/package-summary.html\"> " "contains facilities specifically to support DRM</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "DRM does more nastiness to published works than merely stopping people from " "looking at and/or copying them. Even when it allows you to look, it harasses " "you in many ways. Cory Doctorow's article presents <a " "href=\"https://boingboing.net/2010/02/18/infographic-buying-d.html\"> DVDs " "as an example</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "We condemn the propaganda term “pirate” when it is applied to " "people that share copies. Many of these DVDs are made and distributed " "commercially; in reference to that practice, “pirate” might be " "partly justified. But not when they protect users from harassment." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The fundamental cause of this harassment, and the fundamental wrong of the " "DRM in DVDs, is the requirement to use nonfree software to play the " "DVD. Fortunately we have free replacement software." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/11/apple-downgrades-macbook-video-drm\"> " "DRM (digital restrictions mechanisms) in MacOS</a>. This article focuses on " "the fact that a new model of Macbook introduced a requirement for monitors " "to have malicious hardware, but DRM software in MacOS is involved in " "activating the hardware. The software for accessing iTunes is also " "responsible." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection\"> " "HDCP</a> is a DRM system that encrypts video and audio data from the " "processor to the monitor. It is implemented mainly in hardware, but the " "system software also participates, which makes it qualify as malware." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Besides controlling users, HDCP denies their fair-use rights and causes " "numerous practical problems." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/02/adobe-pushes-drm-flash\"> " "DRM in Flash Player</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a href=\"http://arstechnica.com/apple/2007/08/aacs-tentacles/\">DRM in " "Windows</a>, introduced to cater to <a " "href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html#bluray\">Bluray</a> disks. (The " "article talks about how the same malware would later be introduced in " "MacOS. That had not been done at the time, but it was done subsequently.)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "iTunes videos have DRM, which allows Apple to <a " "href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FairPlay\">dictate where its customers " "can watch the videos they purchased</a>." msgstr "" #. TRANSLATORS: Use space (SPC) as msgstr if you don't have notes. #. type: Content of: <div><div> msgid "*GNUN-SLOT: TRANSLATOR'S NOTES*" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Please send general FSF & GNU inquiries to <a " "href=\"mailto:gnu@gnu.org\"><gnu@gnu.org></a>. There are also <a " "href=\"/contact/\">other ways to contact</a> the FSF. Broken links and " "other corrections or suggestions can be sent to <a " "href=\"mailto:webmasters@gnu.org\"><webmasters@gnu.org></a>." msgstr "" #. TRANSLATORS: Ignore the original text in this paragraph, #. replace it with the translation of these two: # #. 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# LANGUAGE translation of https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html # Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc. # This file is distributed under the same license as the original article. # FIRST AUTHOR , YEAR. # #, fuzzy msgid "" msgstr "" "Project-Id-Version: proprietary-drm.html\n" "POT-Creation-Date: 2021-11-20 06:58+0000\n" "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n" "Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n" "Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n" "Language: \n" "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CHARSET\n" "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" #. type: Content of: msgid "Proprietary DRM - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><a> msgid "<a id=\"side-menu-button\" class=\"switch\" href=\"#navlinks\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'title' of: <div><a><img> msgid "Section contents" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'alt' of: <div><a><img> msgid " [Section contents] " msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> msgid "</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p><a> msgid "<a href=\"/\">" msgstr "" #. type: Attribute 'title' of: <div><p><a><img> msgid "GNU Home" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "</a> / <a href=\"/proprietary/proprietary.html\">Malware</a> / By " "type /" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> msgid "Proprietary DRM" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to mistreat " "the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers, which puts them " "in a position of power over the users; <a " "href=\"/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html\">that is the " "basic injustice</a>. The developers and manufacturers often exercise that " "power to the detriment of the users they ought to serve." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "This typically takes the form of malicious functionalities." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Here are examples of proprietary programs and systems that implement " "<em>digital restrictions management</em> (DRM): functionalities designed " "intentionally to restrict what users can do. These functionalities are also " "called <em>digital handcuffs</em>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "DRM is reinforced by <a " "href=\"http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2014/feb/05/digital-rights-management\"> " "censorship laws</a> that ban software (and hardware) that can break the " "handcuffs. Instead of these laws, DRM itself ought to be illegal. Please " "support our campaign to <a href=\"http://DefectiveByDesign.org/\">abolish " "DRM</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><div><p> msgid "" "If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't here, " "please write to <a " "href=\"mailto:webmasters@gnu.org\"><webmasters@gnu.org></a> to inform " "us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two to serve as " "specific substantiation." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple's new tactic to restrict users from repairing their own device and " "impose DRM on people is to <a " "href=\"https://www.ifixit.com/News/54829/apples-new-screen-repair-trap-could-change-the-repair-industry-forever\">completely " "disable its Face ID functionality</a> when you replace its screen." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Adobe <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20211014123717/https://pluralistic.net/2021/10/13/theres-an-app-for-that/#gnash\">has " "licensed its Flash Player to China's Zhong Cheng Network</a> who is offering " "the program bundled with spyware and a back door that can remotely " "deactivate it." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Adobe is responsible for this since they gave Zhong Cheng Network permission " "to do this. This injustice involves “misuse” of the DMCA, but " "“proper,” intended use of the DMCA is a much bigger injustice. " "There is <a href=\"/philosophy/right-to-read.html\">a series of errors " "related to DMCA</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/30/gadgets-have-stopped-working-together-interoperability-apple\">Apple " "is systematically undermining interoperability</a>. At the hardware level, " "it does this via nonstandard plugs, buses and networks. At the software " "level, it does this by not letting the user have any data except within one " "app." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Amazon's monopoly and DRM is <a " "href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/10/amazon-library-ebook-monopoly/\">stopping " "public libraries from lending e-books and audiobooks</a>. Amazon became " "powerful in e-book world by <a " "href=\"/philosophy/why-call-it-the-swindle.html\">Swindle</a>, and is now " "misusing its power and violates people's rights using <a " "href=\"https://www.defectivebydesign.org\">Digital Restrictions " "Management</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The article is written in a way that endorses DRM in general, which is " "unacceptable. <a href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html\">DRM is an " "injustice to people</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft is <a " "href=\"https://www.slashgear.com/windows-10-users-are-grumpy-over-forced-updates-and-unwanted-apps-18643135/\">forcing " "Windows users</a> to <a " "href=\"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-updates-in-windows-643e9ea7-3cf6-7da6-a25c-95d4f7f099fe\">install " "upgrades it pushes</a> using <a " "href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#windows-update\">its " "universal back doors</a>. These upgrades can do various harms to users such " "as restricting computers from some functions and/or forcing users to " "defenselessly do whatever Microsoft tells them to do." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple is putting DRM on iPhone batteries, and the system proprietary " "software <a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/59nz3k/apple-is-locking-batteries-to-specific-iphones-a-nightmare-for-diy-repair\">turns " "off certain features when batteries are replaced other than by Apple.</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Ebooks “bought” from Microsoft's store check that their DRM is " "valid by connecting to the store every time their “owner” wants " "to read them. Microsoft is going to close this store, <a " "href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47810367\"> bricking all DRM'ed " "ebooks it has ever “sold”</a>. (The article additionally " "highlights the pitfalls of DRM.)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "This is another proof that a DRM-encumbered product doesn't belong to the " "person who bought it. Microsoft said it will refund customers, but this is " "no excuse for selling them restricted books." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The HP <a href=\"https://boingboing.net/2019/02/08/inkjet-dystopias.html\"> " "“ink subscription” cartridges have DRM that constantly " "communicates with HP servers</a> to make sure the user is still paying for " "the subscription, and hasn't printed more pages than were paid for." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Even though the ink subscription program may be cheaper in some specific " "cases, it spies on users, and involves totally unacceptable restrictions in " "the use of ink cartridges that would otherwise be in working order." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Printer manufacturers are very innovative—at blocking the use of " "independent replacement ink cartridges. Their “security " "upgrades” occasionally impose new forms of cartridge DRM. <a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/pa98ab/printer-makers-are-crippling-cheap-ink-cartridges-via-bogus-security-updates\"> " "HP and Epson have done this</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The game Metal Gear Rising for MacOS was tethered to a server. The company " "<a " "href=\"http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/400087-metal-gear-rising-mac-unplayable-drm\"> " "shut down the server, and all copies stopped working</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The DMCA and the EU Copyright Directive make it <a " "href=\"https://boingboing.net/2017/11/25/la-la-la-cant-hear-you.html\"> " "illegal to study how iOS cr…apps spy on users</a>, because this would " "require circumventing the iOS DRM." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Google now allows Android apps to detect whether a device has been rooted, " "<a " "href=\"http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/05/13/netflix-confirms-blocking-rootedunlocked-devices-app-still-working-now/\">and " "refuse to install if so</a>. The Netflix app uses this ability to enforce " "DRM by refusing to install on rooted Android devices." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Update: Google <i>intentionally</i> changed Android so that apps <a " "href=\"https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-use-of-google-drm-means-rooted-android-devices-are-banned-170515/\">can " "detect rooted devices and refuse to run on them</a>. The Netflix app is " "proprietary malware, and one shouldn't use it. However, that does not make " "what Google has done any less wrong." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a href=\"https://itstillworks.com/kindle-drm-17841.html\"> The Amazon " "Kindle has DRM</a>. That article is flawed in that it fails to treat DRM as " "an ethical question; it takes for granted that whatever Amazon might do to " "its users is legitimate. It refers to DRM as digital “rights” " "management, which is the spin term used to promote DRM. Nonetheless it " "serves as a reference for the facts." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "We refer to that product as the <a " "href=\"/philosophy/why-call-it-the-swindle.html\"> Amazon Swindle</a> " "because of this and <a href=\"/philosophy/ebooks.html\"> other malicious " "functionalities</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The iPhone 7 contains DRM specifically designed to <a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/kbjm8e/iphone-7-home-button-unreplaceable-repair-software-lock\"> " "brick it if an “unauthorized” repair shop fixes it</a>. " "“Unauthorized” essentially means anyone besides Apple." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<small>(The article uses the term “lock” to describe the DRM, " "but we prefer to use the term <a " "href=\"/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#DigitalLocks\"> digital " "handcuffs</a>.)</small>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "DRM-restricted files can be used to <a " "href=\"https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/02/02/231229/windows-drm-protected-files-used-to-decloak-tor-browser-users\"> " "identify people browsing through Tor</a>. The vulnerability exists only if " "you use Windows." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Chrome <a " "href=\"http://boingboing.net/2017/01/30/google-quietly-makes-optiona.html\">implements " "DRM</a>. So does Chromium, through nonfree software that is effectively part " "of it." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail_ezt?id=686430\">More " "information</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "HP's firmware downgrade <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/20/hp-inkjet-printers-unofficial-cartridges-software-update\">imposed " "DRM on some printers, which now refuse to function with third-party ink " "cartridges</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Oculus Rift games now have <a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/vv77ea/new-oculus-drm-cross-platform\"> " "DRM meant to prevent running them on other systems</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The <a href=\"http://michaelweinberg.org/post/137045828005/free-the-cube\"> " "“Cube” 3D printer was designed with DRM</a>: it won't accept " "third-party printing materials. It is the Keurig of printers. Now it is " "being discontinued, which means that eventually authorized materials won't " "be available and the printers may become unusable." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "With a <a " "href=\"http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/aleph-objects\"> printer " "that gets the Respects Your Freedom</a>, this problem would not even be a " "remote possibility." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "How pitiful that the author of that article says that there was " "“nothing wrong” with designing the device to restrict users in " "the first place. This is like putting a “cheat me and mistreat " "me” sign on your chest. We should know better: we should condemn all " "companies that take advantage of people like him. Indeed, it is the " "acceptance of their unjust practice that teaches people to be doormats." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/bmvxp4/switzerland-wants-a-single-universal-phone-charger-by-2017\"> " "Apple uses DRM software to prevent people from charging an iThing with a " "generic USB cable</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Philips “smart” lightbulbs had initially been designed to " "interact with other companies' smart light bulbs, but <a " "href=\"https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151214/07452133070/lightbulb-drm-philips-locks-purchasers-out-third-party-bulbs-with-firmware-update.shtml\"> " "later the company updated the firmware to disallow interoperability</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "If a product is “smart”, and you didn't build it, it is cleverly " "serving its manufacturer <em>against you</em>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The Netflix Android app <a " "href=\"http://torrentfreak.com/netflix-cracks-down-on-vpn-and-proxy-pirates-150103/\"> " "forces the use of Google DNS</a>. This is one of the methods that Netflix " "uses to enforce the geolocation restrictions dictated by the movie studios." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Adobe made “Digital Editions,” the e-reader used by most US " "libraries, spy on the user <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20141220181015/http://www.computerworlduk.com/blogs/open-enterprise/drm-strikes-again-3575860/\">for " "the sake of DRM.</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/11/drm-cars-will-drive-consumers-crazy\"> " "DRM in cars will drive consumers crazy</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"http://web.archive.org/web/20131007102857/http://www.nclnet.org/technology/73-digital-rights-management/124-whos-driving-the-copyright-laws-consumers-insist-on-the-right-to-back-it-up\"> " "DVDs and Bluray disks have DRM</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "That page uses spin terms that favor DRM, including <a " "href=\"/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#DigitalRightsManagement\"> digital " "“rights” management</a> and <a " "href=\"/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Protection\">“protect”</a>, " "and it claims that “artists” (rather than companies) are " "primarily responsible for putting digital restrictions management into these " "disks. Nonetheless, it is a reference for the facts." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Every Bluray disk (with few, rare exceptions) has DRM—so don't use " "Bluray disks!" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Android <a " "href=\"https://developer.android.com/reference/android/drm/package-summary.html\"> " "contains facilities specifically to support DRM</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "DRM does more nastiness to published works than merely stopping people from " "looking at and/or copying them. Even when it allows you to look, it harasses " "you in many ways. Cory Doctorow's article presents <a " "href=\"https://boingboing.net/2010/02/18/infographic-buying-d.html\"> DVDs " "as an example</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "We condemn the propaganda term “pirate” when it is applied to " "people that share copies. Many of these DVDs are made and distributed " "commercially; in reference to that practice, “pirate” might be " "partly justified. But not when they protect users from harassment." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "The fundamental cause of this harassment, and the fundamental wrong of the " "DRM in DVDs, is the requirement to use nonfree software to play the " "DVD. Fortunately we have free replacement software." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/11/apple-downgrades-macbook-video-drm\"> " "DRM (digital restrictions mechanisms) in MacOS</a>. This article focuses on " "the fact that a new model of Macbook introduced a requirement for monitors " "to have malicious hardware, but DRM software in MacOS is involved in " "activating the hardware. The software for accessing iTunes is also " "responsible." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a " "href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection\"> " "HDCP</a> is a DRM system that encrypts video and audio data from the " "processor to the monitor. It is implemented mainly in hardware, but the " "system software also participates, which makes it qualify as malware." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "Besides controlling users, HDCP denies their fair-use rights and causes " "numerous practical problems." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/02/adobe-pushes-drm-flash\"> " "DRM in Flash Player</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "<a href=\"http://arstechnica.com/apple/2007/08/aacs-tentacles/\">DRM in " "Windows</a>, introduced to cater to <a " "href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html#bluray\">Bluray</a> disks. (The " "article talks about how the same malware would later be introduced in " "MacOS. That had not been done at the time, but it was done subsequently.)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li><p> msgid "" "iTunes videos have DRM, which allows Apple to <a " "href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FairPlay\">dictate where its customers " "can watch the videos they purchased</a>." msgstr "" #. TRANSLATORS: Use space (SPC) as msgstr if you don't have notes. #. type: Content of: <div><div> msgid "*GNUN-SLOT: TRANSLATOR'S NOTES*" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "Please send general FSF & GNU inquiries to <a " "href=\"mailto:gnu@gnu.org\"><gnu@gnu.org></a>. There are also <a " "href=\"/contact/\">other ways to contact</a> the FSF. Broken links and " "other corrections or suggestions can be sent to <a " "href=\"mailto:webmasters@gnu.org\"><webmasters@gnu.org></a>." msgstr "" #. TRANSLATORS: Ignore the original text in this paragraph, #. replace it with the translation of these two: # #. 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