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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<html newsdate="2019-10-12">
+
+<head>
+   <title>Today is the Day Against DRM</title>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+
+<h1>Today is the Day Against DRM</h1>
+
+<p newsteaser="yes">
+  Join us and the Free Software Foundation in the fight against DRM!
+  Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) is any technology that is built
+  into an electronic product or service with the aim of limiting its
+  use. It is designed to prevent customers from using digital
+  technology in ways that do not correspond to the business agenda of a
+  content provider or device manufacturer.
+</p>
+
+<figure class="float-right">
+  <img
+      src="/drm.info/graphics/inchains.png"
+      alt="Technical devices in chains as a symbol for DRM" />
+  <figcaption>
+     CC BY-SA 3.0 - Brendan Mruk and Matt Lee
+  </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+  <a href="/activities/drm/drm.html">Digital Restrictions
+  Managements</a> often restricts individuals from doing things that
+  are perfectly legal, so we might not be able to put together a mix of
+  music files we bought legally, or to lend an e-book to a friend. Even
+  backups can be restricted. Restrictions management technology removes
+  basic rights and freedoms in the digital world. All DRM systems have
+  one thing in common: They give businesses control over things that
+  we, the owners, should be in control of. For example, businesses
+  decide how often we can play the movies we paid for and what kind of
+  files we can read on our e-book reader.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+  Free Software is software that puts the user in control of their own
+  devices. In contrast, DRM Digital Restrictions Management is
+  technology to put the user under control of a third party: these two
+  goals are fundamentally incompatible.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+  If you want to get active on this topic, you can support the Day
+  Against DRM which takes place every year. This campaign is organised
+  by the Free Software Foundation, our sister organisation based in the
+  US. On the <a href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org">campaign
+  website</a> you also can find a list of DRM-free-platforms for books,
+  videos and audio files. To raise more awareness about the topic
+  yourself, you can order our <a
+  href="/contribute/spreadtheword#drm-leaflet">leaflet about DRM</a> or
+  recommend the <a href="/news/podcast/episode-1.html">first episode of
+  our Software Freedom Podcast</a> with Cory Doctorow on this topic.
+</p>
+
+</body>
+<tags>
+  <tag>front-page</tag>
+  <tag content="DRM">drm</tag>
+  <tag content="Campaigns">campaigns</tag>
+</tags>
+
+<image url="https://fsfe.org/drm.info/graphics/inchains_large.jpg" />
+
+</html>