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DRM Helmet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the your-helmet-is-so-big dept.

prostoalex writes "In his weblog on O'Reilly Network Gordon Mohr suggests the ultimate solution for the music and movie industry to plug that analog hole. The solution, of course, is a helmet with built-in Digital Rights Management system that would automatically "fog up" any time you lay your eyes on something that you haven't bought license for."

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    all your base are belong to us.

  2. being for the benefit of mr kite by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    there will be a show tonight

  3. Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Can you imagine surfing for pr0n with this? Next thing you know you really will go blind.

  4. Re:Better yet... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ads

  5. Rumors... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I hear they're considering a version of this for priests as well. The thing fogs up at the mention of an alter boy.

  6. first? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wow, is this first?

    1. Re:first? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yes, it is okay to be up to 8 minutes late

  7. Plugging the analog hole by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Somebody plug this analog hole first, please.

    1. Re:Plugging the analog hole by Razor+Sex · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      This sounds like the Thought Police.

  8. Seems like.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ..a reasonably modest proposal to me.

  9. from the your-helmet-is-so-big dept. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why, thank you. I'm proud of it. The ladies like it too.

  10. Re:They'd never go for this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow, nothing gets by you.

  11. Re:Zaphod spins in Douglas' grave by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Erm - who gives a flying fuck? ;) ;) ;)

  12. Re:Artist's rendition by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hey that's a good porn collection you got there. i'd better do something about that, being a .mil and all......tut tut tut.

  13. OT:Your sig by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I decided to see wht `uptime` would report on my OS X system and was surprised by:

    1:59PM up 11847 days, 18 hrs, 3 users, load averages: 0.29, 0.35, 0.31

    WTF???