Comment Number:	539814-00409
Received:	1/10/2009 5:15:50 PM
Organization:
Commenter:	Nicholas Werner
State:	CA
Agency:	Federal Trade Commission
Rule:	FTC Town Hall to Address Digital Rights Management Technologies - Event Takes Place Wednesday, March 25, 2009, in Seattle
Attachments:	539814-00409.pdf

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Comments:

Attached is an essay I wrote at Stanford University, entitled Consumer Rights Management: Balancing the Rights of Consumers and Creators in the Digital Age. It is a look at the balance of consumer rights and manufacturer rights, and how DRM has unbalanced them. It concludes with recommendations for how to rebalance the equation.