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[Therese Godefroy]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Therese Godefroy <th_g> 21/09/29 05:55:35

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

Log message:
        Minor changes to match the format of other articles.

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=1.10&r2=1.11

Patches:
Index: drm-in-schools-ebooks-when-life-imitates-dystopian-literature.html
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RCS file: 
/webcvs/www/www/server/staging/drm-in-schools-ebooks-when-life-imitates-dystopian-literature.html,v
retrieving revision 1.10
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -b -r1.10 -r1.11
--- drm-in-schools-ebooks-when-life-imitates-dystopian-literature.html  29 Sep 
2021 05:40:23 -0000      1.10
+++ drm-in-schools-ebooks-when-life-imitates-dystopian-literature.html  29 Sep 
2021 09:55:33 -0000      1.11
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@
 <!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
 
 <div style="clear: both"></div>
-<div id="last-div" class="reduced-width">
+<div id="last-div" class="article reduced-width">
 
 <h2>DRM In School eBooks: When Life Imitates Dystopian Stories</h2>
 
 <address class="byline">by Barra O'Cathain <a href="#barra" 
id="barra-rev"><sup>[*]</sup></a></address>
 
+<div class="article">
 <p>It always feels surreal to come across situations that are just a little 
 too close to something you've read. It's even worse when you realize that 
 something you've read is a dystopian story warning about the dangers of 
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@
 <abbr title="Association for Computing Machinery">ACM</abbr></cite> 
 published Richard M. Stallman's <a href="/philosophy/right-to-read.html">
 <cite>The Right to Read</cite></a>, a cautionary tale of a future where 
-publishers and the government crack down on so-called &ldquo;piracy&rdquo;<a 
-href="#piracy" id="piracy-rev"><sup>[1]</sup></a> to a massive extent.</p>
+publishers and the government crack down on so-called 
&ldquo;piracy&rdquo;&nbsp;<a 
+href="#piracy" id="piracy-rev">[1]</a> to a massive extent.</p>
 
 <p>In <cite>The Right to Read</cite>, a college student named Lissa Lenz has 
 an issue. Her computer, which contains all her textbooks and is the only 
@@ -72,10 +73,9 @@
 agreements (which is the technique the dis-service in question is using,) 
 or malware that seeks to prevent specific actions. For example, to prevent 
 users from connecting to a website through the TOR network or from outside 
-of a certain geographical area (Ireland, in my case.) For some examples of 
-Digital Restrictions Management, take a look at <a 
-href="/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html">
-https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html</a>.</p>
+of a certain geographical area (Ireland, in my case). For some examples of 
+Digital Restrictions Management, take a look at the page on &ldquo;<a 
+href="/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html">proprietary DRM</a>.&rdquo;</p>
 
 <h3>A Real-Life Encounter With Becoming Illegal</h3>
 
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@
 things up by leaving his textbooks in his locker over a mid-term break. 
 Silly mistake aside, I thought nothing of lending him a modified version of 
 my password so that he could access my copies of the ebooks, hosted at the 
-publisher's platform (the &ldquo;service&rdquo;.) He'd be able to 
+publisher's platform (the &ldquo;service&rdquo;). He'd be able to 
 study and pass the upcoming exams, no harm done. Little did I know that, 
 according to the terms and conditions of the dis-service, I had just 
 committed the most vile, despicable act a human being could commit: 
 help my friend&mdash;or, in the eyes of the publisher, 
 &ldquo;piracy.&rdquo;</p>
  
-<p>The terms and conditions <a href="#terms" id="terms-rev"><sup>[2]</sup></a> 
+<p>The terms and conditions&nbsp;<a href="#terms" id="terms-rev">[2]</a> 
 of the dis-service are somewhat hard to find, which makes one feel the 
 publisher is untrustworthy. They are not readily available on the login page 
 or on the main library page; instead, they are hidden in the help section. 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 
 <p>Students don't have much of a say about which platforms they'll be 
 required to use. The school may give them an email address, provided by 
-Microsoft Office 365, and require them to agree to the terms imposed 
+Microsoft Office&nbsp;365, and require them to agree to the terms imposed 
 by the publisher. Students may need books from different publishers, and may 
 have to agree to multiple contracts. And even if they do agree to a given 
 version of a contract, most publishers reserve the right to change it. 
@@ -236,21 +236,16 @@
 
 <p>Let's make sure <a href="/philosophy/ebooks-must-increase-freedom.html">
 ebooks increase our freedom, not decrease it</a>.</p>
+<div class="column-limit"></div>
+</div>
 
-<h3>Thanks</h3>
-
-<p>Thanks to Richard Stallman, Andy Oram, and the GNU Education Team for 
-the idea and the help.</p>
-
-<div class="infobox">
-<hr />
-<h4>Author's Notes</h4>
-
-<p><a href="#piracy-rev" id="piracy">[1]</a> &ldquo;Piracy&rdquo; is a 
-<a href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Piracy">smear word</a>.</p>
+<h3 class="footnote">Author's Notes</h3>
+<ol >
+<li><a href="#piracy-rev" id="piracy">&#8593;</a> &ldquo;Piracy&rdquo; is a 
+<a href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Piracy">smear word</a>.</li>
 
-<p><a href="#terms-rev" id="terms">[2]</a> Some notes from the Terms and 
-Conditions of dis-services: </p>
+<li><a href="#terms-rev" id="terms">&#8593;</a> Some notes from the Terms and 
+Conditions of dis-services:
 
 <ul>
  <li>Passwords must not be shared. </li>
@@ -265,9 +260,18 @@
      Republic of Ireland. </li>
  <li>No warranties are provided. The dis-service shall not be liable for any
      damages, yet expects you to be liable for damages to them.</li>
-</ul>
+</ul></li>
+</ol>
+
+<h3 class="footnote">Thanks</h3>
+
+<p style="font-size:1rem">
+Thanks to Richard Stallman, Andy Oram, and the GNU Education Team for 
+the idea and the help.</p>
+
 
-<h4>Footnote</h4>
+<div class="infobox extra" role="complementary">
+<hr />
 <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. His fascination with free software and programming began when he 
@@ -335,7 +339,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2021/09/29 05:40:23 $
+$Date: 2021/09/29 09:55:33 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>