I was among the multitude of anti-DRM folks who were amazed and somewhat heartened today at Steve Jobs' breaching of the DRM taboo... and this evening, a song parody suddenly came to mind. After a couple of hours scattered between Google, TextEdit and Garageband, the linked file was created. With apologies to John Lennon.
Lyrics:
Imagine there’s no DRM.
It’s easy if you try.
No restrictions on the files
that you or I can buy.
Imagine all the downloads
playing anywhere.
Imagine there’s no cartels
like the RIAA,
nothing to sue or be sued for,
creative commons all the way.
Imagine all the downloads
playing anywhere.
You may say I’m a pirate.
But I’m not the only one.
Execs like Steve Jobs understand this.
The godly fight can still be won.
Imagine no more hardware lockin'.
I wonder if you could.
No need for player key decryption.
Your files are yours for good.
Imagine all the devices
playing all the files.
You may say I’m a pirate.
But I’m not the only one.
The labels might yet understand this.
The godly fight can still be won.
You can hear or download the song here.
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