Readers, Authors and Librarians Against DRM from #Smashwords blog

Readers, Authors and Librarians Against DRM Artist Nina Paley has created a cool collection of images for those ready to rail against DRM. She created versions for Readers Against DRM, Authors Against DRM, and Librarians Against DRM. If you share these sentiments, go to the ReadersBillofRights.info site, download the images and sprinkle them on your blog or web site. The images can be freely distributed, though please cite http://readersbillofrights.info as the source of the images. DRM stands for "Digital Rights Management." It's a copy protection scheme designed to prevent piracy. While few would disagree that authors deserve compensation for their hard work, the problem with DRM is that it treats law-abiding customers like criminals. DRM controls how, where and when a reader reads books. Oh, and then there's the small matter that DRM doesn't work. Five Reasons to Say No to DRM: READ MORE: http://blog.smashwords.com/2011/03/readers-authors-and-librarians-against.html