Ban DRM and protect consumer rights to use technology without restriction

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Ban DRM and protect consumer rights to use technology without restriction

Petition Details

This petition calls on the government to introduce legislation to:
* Ban the inclusion of DRM on on digital media & on physical devices
* Explicitly guarantee the consumer right to remove DRM and use tech & digital media in any way for personal use

Additional Information

DRM is implemented technically and legally. It limits how people can use technology they purchase.

It does not offer copy protection: https://bit.ly/2FklztS

DRM harms customers & creative industry:
* Render ebooks unreadable https://bbc.in/3huMxMB
* Hold printer users to ransom https://bit.ly/32lqVOb
* Lock publishers into bad deals https://bit.ly/33nHQ1I
* Prohibit screen mirroring https://bit.ly/2Zt1acZ
and impacts technology in many other ways

This petition is a call to end this practice

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