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# May 4th – A Day To Fight DRM
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/may-4th-a-day-to-fight-drm/
- Published: 2010-05-04T08:12:54.000Z
- Updated: 2010-05-04T08:12:54.000Z
- Description: Support of today's Day Against DRM is more important than ever. It's an attractive notion to think that DRM is dead in music. In so many senses music is more. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/05/may-4th-a-day-to-fight-drm.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

**Support of today's**

**Day Against DRM is more important than ever.**

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It's an attractive notion to think that DRM is dead in music. In so many senses music is more portable than ever. But it's also important to remember that labels are still asking download retailers to tag each song with an identifier when sold or that those same labels don't believe the portability should extend to an online music locker. And that's just the start…

Apple is famous for its closed ecosystems. But a practice that once felt like ease of use for the consumer is beginning look a lot like a Steve Jobs led dictatorship. Privacy concerns on Facebook and most social networks are growing exponentially. 

Learn more and take action [here](http://www.defectivebydesign.org/dayagainstdrm2010?ref=hypebot.com).