RealNetworks Chief Executive Officer, Rob Glaser, told a court on Tuesday that Real's recently released DVD copying software is for legitimate users and not intended to be used for piracy. "We were both designing our product and marketing our product for legitimate use," he said. "If they didn't want to be legitimate users, there were so many other alternatives they could go to and our product ... [ read the full article ]
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IMHO Real's idea sucks. What if Joe Average User's PC crashes? Duh...
I know I'd be ticked if i lost that much work ripping my DVD collection. I prefer XviD or x264 over DVD anyway so nor an issue for me, but Jove Average doesn't use encoders.
Real needs to stick to their Rhapsody mp3 scheme- at least they had half a brain to join the DRM free music bandwagon.
Any protection circumvention tool/program is for legit users, just because its abused dose not make it invalid.
The problem is now adays they want to make every other thing illicit in order to poorly protect their antiquated markets, if they can not sell me what I want at a price I like and not rape me in the process I want nothing to do with their side of the purchase equitation.
Just wait until more people refuse to mindlessly consume what are they going to do then fine people for not buying stuff? .... and god forbid if you import it.....
They claim copies are at the core of this issue yet they claim they should have absolute right to who can make copies and thierin lies the trouble you can not limit people in what they can copy you can limit them in what they distribute.
Copying is like sex in public and sex in your bedroom, they should never have the right to tell you what to do behind close doors and yet the DMCA dose just that.
Originally posted by ZippyDSM: Any protection circumvention tool/program is for legit users, just because its abused dose not make it invalid.
The problem is now adays they want to make every other thing illicit in order to poorly protect their antiquated markets, if they can not sell me what I want at a price I like and not rape me in the process I want nothing to do with their side of the purchase equitation.
Just wait until more people refuse to mindlessly consume what are they going to do then fine people for not buying stuff? .... and god forbid if you import it.....
They claim copies are at the core of this issue yet they claim they should have absolute right to who can make copies and thierin lies the trouble you can not limit people in what they can copy you can limit them in what they distribute.
Copying is like sex in public and sex in your bedroom, they should never have the right to tell you what to do behind close doors and yet the DMCA dose just that.
Excellent observation ! This point should be published everwhere on the net so all the " SHEEP " can get vocal enough to motivate the media and our money hungrey politicos to switch sides on this most contentious of issues ... This comment is right on the money as Zippy always seems to be. Problem is that most of the Zombies out there that are not even aware that this forem exists will be lead like lemmings over the side of the cliff as per usuall ...
Originally posted by ZippyDSM: Any protection circumvention tool/program is for legit users, just because its abused dose not make it invalid.
The problem is now adays they want to make every other thing illicit in order to poorly protect their antiquated markets, if they can not sell me what I want at a price I like and not rape me in the process I want nothing to do with their side of the purchase equitation.
Just wait until more people refuse to mindlessly consume what are they going to do then fine people for not buying stuff? .... and god forbid if you import it.....
They claim copies are at the core of this issue yet they claim they should have absolute right to who can make copies and thierin lies the trouble you can not limit people in what they can copy you can limit them in what they distribute.
Copying is like sex in public and sex in your bedroom, they should never have the right to tell you what to do behind close doors and yet the DMCA dose just that.
Excellent observation ! This point should be published everwhere on the net so all the " SHEEP " can get vocal enough to motivate the media and our money hungrey politicos to switch sides on this most contentious of issues ... This comment is right on the money as Zippy always seems to be. Problem is that most of the Zombies out there that are not even aware that this forem exists will be lead like lemmings over the side of the cliff as per usuall ...
I''m only right on the money when I've had enough to drink and even then I miss most of the time :P
