On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 7:17 AM, Matthias Kirschner <mk@fsfe.org> wrote:

* Chris Hayes <berzerkatives@gmail.com> [2013-07-09 23:43:24 +0100]:

> Strangely enough I'd been thinking about possibly doing something similar,
> mocking up advertisements that would rather 'attractively' but blatantly
> show off DRM features. That feels quite similar to your idea, but without a
> trace of subtly (and in all honestly, I worry that this approach is far too
> obvious).

That sounds interesting. Did you already had some ideas?

E.g. People sitting in front of a TV set, and there is this DVD
copyright notice:
http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2012/05/dvdwarning1-550x424.jpg
on the screen. Else the situation looks very nice.

Or someone with a phone in a vacation setting... then making reference
to the SIM card lock.

Not quite that, I had been thinking along the lines of taking a DRM artifact, such as the screen you've linked to, and advertising it like it is a feature, rather than a hindrance.

In my first e-mail into this group I suggested the following, which is an example of what I have in mind.

> The first thing that comes into my head is the disconnect between what companies say
> (advertise) and mean (licences, and whatnot). Perhaps a series of graphics that look like
> stereotypical advertisements but actually depict examples of the restrictions that you're
> wanting to bring peoples' attention to?
>
> Like a very 'tastefully' shot photo of a printer in an immaculate home, prominently featuring
> a waste-basket with a ink cartridge refill kit sat in it, with a tagline such as "Trust us to let
> you print what you want, how we want you to."
>

> Perhaps not a great example, but you get the idea?

Unfortunately I've nothing down on paper yet. Is there a date that this project aims to be live by?

Cheers,

Chris Hayes