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Apple Uses DMCA to Halt DVD burning

Posted by pudge on from the oh-well dept.

VValdo writes "According to news.com, Apple has warned one of its own dealers to stop handing out a patch to allow DVD burning with iDVD on non-Apple hardware." Mmmmm, laws.

3 of 503 comments (clear)

  1. Don't buy an Apple by MrFrank · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I just wrote Apple informing them that I would no longer purchase one of there new iMacs. It a nice little machine but if this is the way they want to play, then they will not get my money.

  2. Re:Great by Xaoswolf · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Not really. It would be mo like if Microsoft said that if you want to use windows, then you have to buy the keyboard mouse set that windows comes free with. Then if you want to use another keyboard or mouse, then you would have to hack it.

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    Xaotik Designs
  3. iDVD comes with ALL Power Mac G4's by greygent · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Pretty much everyone is missing the point here.

    iDVD does not "come with the SuperDrive". A legally licensed copy of iDVD comes with ALL Power Macintosh G4's regardless if they have the CD-ROM, CD-RW, or SuperDrives.

    These are the kinds of legendary Apple practices that make us "switchers" cringe at the thought of investing our hard-earned cash into Apple hardware. Surprisingly, customers like choice...and freedom...and not paying $999999999 dollars for the SuperDrive itself, because they didn't buy it with their Mac originally.

    If you don't want non-SuperDrive users using iDVD, don't fuckin' ship it with non-Superdrive equipped Macs.

    You won't look like you're screwing us customers as much, Apple.