This day in history

2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022.

#20yrsago DVDs rot over time https://www.smh.com.au/national/a-bad-case-of-dvd-rot-eats-into-movie-collections-20030201-gdg75r.html

#20yrsago Record exec argues for file-sharing https://www.salon.com/2003/02/01/file_trading_manifesto/

#15yrsago Sony kills DRM stores — your DRM music will only last until your next upgrade https://memex.craphound.com/2008/02/01/sony-kills-drm-stores-your-drm-music-will-only-last-until-your-next-upgrade/

#15yrsago Amazon’s anti-DRM tee https://memex.craphound.com/2008/02/01/amazons-anti-drm-tee/

#15yrsago Chinese dissident’s “Rear Window” video of the cops keeping him under house arrest https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2008/feb/01/hu.jia

#10yrsago Dial-up handshaking illustrated https://www.windytan.com/2012/11/the-sound-of-dialup-pictured.html

#10yrsago RIAA bigwig who architected anti-technology lawsuits is now #2 at the Copyright Office https://www.techdirt.com/2013/01/31/former-riaa-vp-named-2nd-command-copyright-office/

#10yrsago Magic, copyright, and internal enforcement mechanisms https://web.archive.org/web/20130207082939/http://www.law.villanova.edu/Academics/Journals/Jeffrey S Moorad Sports Law…