You may not know it, but technology and media companies are increasingly implementing measures to monitor and control the media you consume -- and many of the electronic devices in your home are already part of this system.
Formally, the technology is known as Digital Rights Management (DRM), and its stated purpose is to prevent piracy of digital media such as software, music, movies and e-books. According to the Defective by Design campaign, however, "Since its purpose is to restrict you the user, it is more accurate to describe DRM as Digital Restrictions Management."
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041870_DRM_Digital_Rights_intellectual_property.html#ixzz2dlEqmjR8
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