Lock it Open: What FLOSS Taught Us about Being Our Best Selves
summary
GPL-style licenses are irreversible Ulysses pacts that lock code open, preventing future CEOs or buyers from re-closing it, while Section 1201 of the DMCA has enabled DRM to metastasize into lightbulbs, thermostats and medical devices. EFF sues to invalidate Section 1201, representing Bunny Wang and Matt Green, and launches Apollo 1201, a 10‑year mission to remove DRM. Two concrete principles proposed: owners always win (devices must obey their owners) and security disclosure always legal (vulnerability research cannot be criminalized).
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:02FLOSS is everywhere
- 7:28DRM is Everywhere
- 13:50Electronic Frontier Foundation Lawsuit
- 16:22Apollo 1201
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