www/server/staging drm-in-schools-ebooks-when-l...

[Dora Scilipoti]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Dora Scilipoti <dora>   21/09/23 11:13:08

Modified files:
        server/staging : 
                         
drm-in-schools-ebooks-when-life-imitates-dystopian-literature.html 

Log message:
        

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/server/staging/drm-in-schools-ebooks-when-life-imitates-dystopian-literature.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5

Patches:
Index: drm-in-schools-ebooks-when-life-imitates-dystopian-literature.html
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RCS file: 
/web/www/www/server/staging/drm-in-schools-ebooks-when-life-imitates-dystopian-literature.html,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -b -r1.4 -r1.5
--- drm-in-schools-ebooks-when-life-imitates-dystopian-literature.html  23 Sep 
2021 00:20:51 -0000      1.4
+++ drm-in-schools-ebooks-when-life-imitates-dystopian-literature.html  23 Sep 
2021 15:13:08 -0000      1.5
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!-- Parent-Version: 1.96 -->
 <!-- This page is derived from /server/standards/boilerplate.html -->
 <!--#set var="DISABLE_TOP_ADDENDUM" value="yes" -->
-<title>DRM In Schools' eBooks: When Life Imitates Dystopian Literature
+<title>DRM In School eBooks: When Life Imitates Dystopian Stories
 - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/side-menu.css" media="screen" />
 <!--#include virtual="/server/gnun/initial-translations-list.html" -->
@@ -206,6 +206,38 @@
 
 <p>With the current landscape of educational institutions planning to 
 introduce new technologies, we need to be careful. Without proper 
+consideration and action, we may find ourselves in a reality even closer to 
+the one described in <cite>The Right to Read</cite>. School boards have 
+already made mistakes in the past, like with Texas Instruments. I would urge 
+everyone to start pushing against this sort of terms. Here are some 
+suggestions:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li>During the decision process about which textbooks to use, you could 
+petition your school to consider the terms and conditions of ebook 
+services and make it a requirement that ebooks be DRM-free and 
+downloadable.</li> 
+
+<li>You could start the preparation of a textbook for your local 
+cirriculum and publish it under a free license such as the <a 
+href="/licenses/licenses.html#FDL">GNU Free Documentation License</a>, 
+<a 
+href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/";>CC BY-SA</a>, or
+similar.</li>
+
+<li>Support the FSF's <a 
+href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/";>campaign</a> to abolish DRM.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>Let's make sure schools don't punish learning.</p>
+
+<h3>Thanks</h3>
+
+<p>Thanks to Richard Stallman, Andy Oram, and the GNU Education Team for 
+the idea and the help.</p>
+
+<p>With the current landscape of educational institutions planning to 
+introduce new technologies, we need to be careful. Without proper 
 consideration and action, we may find ourselves in a reality even more 
 similar to the one described in <cite>The Right to Read</cite>. School 
 boards have already made mistakes in the past, like with Texas Instruments. 
@@ -259,7 +291,10 @@
 damages, yet expects you to be liable for damages to them.</p>
 
 <h4>Footnote</h4>
-<p><a href="#barra-rev" id="barra">[*]</a> Barra O'Cathain is...</p>
+<p><a href="#barra-rev" id="barra">[*]</a> Barra O'Cathain is a young hacker 
+from Ireland. He is currently persuing a bachelor's degree in Computer 
+Science.</p>
+
 </div>
 
 </div>
@@ -321,7 +356,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/09/23 00:20:51 $
+$Date: 2021/09/23 15:13:08 $
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 </p>
 </div>