Yesterday, I presented at Ohio Library Council’s Digital Declassified workshop. It was a chance for libraries to hear about what’s up with digital content in libraries. Tom Peters keynoted and several other library staff and vendors spoke. My piece was on digital rights management (DRM). By the end of the day, it was clear that the speakers (including the vendors) and the attendees feel that DRM is playing a large role in how libraries are providing digital content to their patrons.
I overheard several people at the workshop talking about the new Harry Potter book. I thought it was very funny this morning when I read an article on CNN reporting that the entire book has already been leaked onto the Web. Someone simply photographed the text and uploaded the images. As I mentioned in my presentation, no matter what DRM is in use it’s almost impossible to plug the analog hole. Oh yeah, Harry dies. Just kidding! (maybe)
Slides from my talk are now available.
