Comment Number:	539814-00790
Received:	2/13/2009 5:56:50 PM
Organization:	n/a
Commenter:	Alexander Kemmler
State:	IL
Agency:	Federal Trade Commission
Rule:	FTC Town Hall to Address Digital Rights Management Technologies - Event Takes Place Wednesday, March 25, 2009, in Seattle
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Comments:

Only large content providers have the opportunity to benefit from DRM technologies. Period. DRM is patently anti-consumer and generally is highly effective only at removing or unilaterally restricting fair-use rights of paying customers. Interoperability and portability must be defended in all forms of media. Any move otherwise is simply a transfer in valuable property rights to content providers away from consumers, and often, artists.