UK Gamers' Plot To Stick It To The Man

April 13th will soon be as notorious as the 5th of November. Ok, I'm exaggerating again, but hear me out.

In case you don't know, DRM (digital rights management) is a term used to described technologies that impose limitations on the use of digital goods, such as games, music, and movies. DRMs are meant to prevent or curb the piracy of these goods, but the DRMs that are being used in games are a nuisance to most gamers since they interfere with game play.

Ubisoft, a large game development company, is the target for most of the complaints concerning DRMs. The gaming blogosphere takes a strong stance against DRM's, and a clever plan to get their point across is underway. As proposed by SavyGamer,  the plan is for UK gamers to order Assassin's Creed 2, leave it in the shrink-wrap when it arrives, and return it on April 13th, citing the DRM as the reason for the return. Ubisoft may not listen to us as individuals, but it will listen to the complaints of the game retailers when they receive a bunch of returns because of DRMs.

This plan can be adapted for any country, but only the UK seems to be involved in the April 13th DRM Assasination.

For more info, check Savygamer and Negative gamer.