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- Spotify is only one of many offenders when it comes to putting DRM in music: all major streaming services do this, with the support of big record labels.
- In addition to streaming music encumbered by DRM, people who want to use Spotify are required to install additional proprietary software. Even Spotify's client for GNU/Linux relies on proprietary software.
Apple Music is no better, and places heavy restrictions on the music streamed through the platform.
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- The Blender Open Movies project has a collection of computer-animated films that were made entirely with Blender, an enormously popular free software tool. +
- The Blender Open Movies project has a collection of computer-animated films that were made entirely with Blender, an enormously popular free software tool.
Visit the Guide to DRM-free Living for more suggestions on how to stay a film lover and keep your freedom at the same time.
Netflix is continuing its disturbing trend of making onerous DRM the norm for streaming media.
-They're also leveraging their newfound place in the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to advocate for tighter restrictions on users, and were responsible for embedding DRM into the fabric of the Web. +
Netflix is continuing its disturbing trend of making onerous DRM the norm for streaming media. That's why they're a target for this year's International Day Against DRM (IDAD).
+They're also leveraging their newfound place in the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to advocate for tighter restrictions on users, and drove the effort to embed DRM into the fabric of the Web.
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- Internet of Things connected home appliances, smart speakers, and virtual assistants are little more than spying devices brought into your home. These include Ring, Amazon Alexa, Amazon Echo, Google Home, Nest, Ecobee, and Sonos products. -
- DRM can show up in many places that you wouldn't expect: even in the kitchen. Any device from the "Keurig 2.0" line will refuse to brew anything but officially sanctioned "K-cups." When brewing your tea or coffee this year, staying with the simpler option is smarter.
The Nintendo Switch is a popular holiday gift, but few realize that Nintendo has utter control over the platform and offers little insight into how it really works -- or how it might be spying on you and your family. Not much has changed since our advice to brick them before they bricked the Nintendo DS.
- GNU Press Shop: 5% discount on all items using the coupon code GIVEFREELY. Code expires on December 31st. As always, FSF members get a 20% discount. +
- GNU Press Shop: 5% discount on all items using the coupon code GIVEFREELY. Code expires on December 31st. As always, FSF members get a 20% discount. Together with this code, your associate membership could net you 25% off! +
- Purism: 5% off of the Librem 5 with the discount code GNULIDAYS. +
- Vikings: 10% discount on all products and services between now and December 31, 2020. Help the FSF: Vikings will also make a donation to the FSF for each product purchased using the coupon code LIBREFEST.
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- Purism product image copyright © 2019, Purism. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. +
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- Vikings product images copyright © 2019, Vikings GmbH. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. +
- NeuG product image copyright © 2020, Free Software Foundation, Inc. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. +
- ThinkPenguin product images © 2019, ThinkPenguin, Inc. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. +
- Bookshelf photo copyright © 2010, See-ming Lee. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
Stay away from: Spotify, Apple Music, and all other major streaming services
DRM-free video
-In the last year, we've all become a little more dependent on streaming media. But it's important to remember how streaming services can deprive you of important rights. "Dis-services" like Disney+ and Netflix mandate the use of a hardware-level backdoor called Widevine, giving them permanent access into deep components of your machine.
-Widevine prohibits these services from running on many older devices, as well as most computers running GNU/Linux, leaving families who can't afford a new computer or a new television out in the cold.
+In the last year, many people have unfortunately become more dependent on streaming media. But it's important to remember how streaming services can deprive you of important rights. "Dis-services" like Disney+ and Netflix mandate the use of a hardware-level backdoor called Widevine, giving them permanent access into deep components of your machine.
+Widevine prohibits these services from running on many older devices, leaving families who can't afford a new computer or a new television out in the cold.
Try these video services and sites instead:
Stay away from: Netflix
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