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Dear Free Software Supporter,

The fourteenth [International Day Against DRM][1] (IDAD) is coming
soon, and the [Defective by Design (DbD)][2] campaign needs your help to
spread the word. This year's annual day in protest of [Digital
Restrictions Management][3] (DRM) will be on **December 4th, 2020**,
and will focus on streaming services' unjust use of DRM. We need your
help to spread that message far and wide to both anti-DRM activists
and those simply concerned with how in a world with continued
technological advancement, our digital freedoms are increasingly under
threat.

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While in quarantine, we've all been conscious of how the way we engage
with our favorite films, television, and music [has been
changing][4]. Many (if not most) homes connected to a high-speed
Internet connection have turned to streaming services that peddle DRM
to seek entertainment, subjecting themselves to onerous restrictions
in exchange for a way to pass the time. The Defective by Design
campaign exists to raise awareness about the injustice of these
services and other ways that media conglomerates use DRM to deprive
computer users of their freedom.

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In the last few years since the rise of these services, we've seen
their influence grow from a mere drop in the bucket of video
distribution to a stranglehold on global culture. Each more poorly
named and unnecessary than the last, these services dictate what we
watch, surveil us while we watch it, and through it all, make use of
digital restrictions to keep viewers helpless and unable to exert
meaningful control on how they choose to experience movies, music, and
television. Not only do they keep subscribers trapped in the "walled
gardens" of their service, but these dis-services dictate exactly how
the works they distribute can be viewed, down to mandating the use of
proprietary software and hardware that curtails user freedom. We
deserve better.

The influence the DRM industry has on the Web shows itself more
strongly with every day that passes, which is why we need grassroots
efforts like IDAD to raise awareness of the serious ethical issues
brought on by DRM, and what community efforts can do to stop it. Stay
tuned for the latest developments in the fight by subscribing to the
[DRM Elimination Crew][5] mailing list, the \#dbd channel on the
Freenode IRC network, and by consulting our resources on the Defective
by Design [Web site][6]. If you're planning your own digital action
this year, please let others know by listing it on the the
[LibrePlanet wiki][7] page for IDAD 2020. Keep an eye out on that
space for more opportunities to help the campaign.

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Since we're still in quarantine, the action for this year's IDAD will
be more "international" than ever, as we try to translate all the fun
and engagement of our successful in-person protests to fully digital
activism. Many of the streaming services we oppose may be limited to
the US-only, but it's still important for international audiences to
oppose them. Like any infestation, the problem gets worse when it's
ignored. "The war at home" against streaming services continues, and
anti-DRM activists from all over the world will be ready on December
4th to help pave the way to a future without DRM.

**Are you an organization or project interested in supporting or
sponsoring IDAD?**

We're looking for vendors of DRM-free media, organizations that
support the building of a DRM-free world, and those who believe in the
mission of DbD to participate in this IDAD. You can do this by
offering sales, writing blog posts, organizing events, and sharing
with your members about IDAD. Please contact us at
<[email protected]> to let us know what you are planning, so
we can amplify your actions, or if you need more information. If
you're an organization interested in sponsoring IDAD, please contact
us at the same address for more information.

Save the date, and let's make this IDAD a turning point in the fight.

In freedom,

Greg Farough
Campaigns Manager

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