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Protecting Your DRM Rights

Posted by Hemos on from the gettin'-covered dept.

A reader wrote to say:"There's an article on SiliconValley.com that talks about a new bill in Congress that will, if passed, mean that consumers can copy CDs, DVDs and other digital works for personal use, just as they now do with TV shows and audio tapes."

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  1. Re:Because we all know what is about to happen.... by AmbientNightmare · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I posted the article above, but for some reason..the formatting didn't cut and paste along with the article...I'm an HTML moron, and I apologize.

  2. Already mentioned today on Slashdot by MacRonin · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Not quite a duplicate but this article was already mentioned on SlashDot in the entry Slashdot | Apple Shuns DRM Efforts So Far. which is in the Apple section but also on the front page.

  3. Re:Because we all know what is about to happen.... by LMCBoy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    preview is your friend.
    So is <p>

    ;)

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  4. Top 11 Rejected Slogans for Palladium by bizitch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    11. We just want to get to know you better.
    10. Less network traffic means faster Internet.
    9. From the people who brought you Xenix, Multiplan and Bob.
    8. Exposing you to the world in a bold, new way.
    7. Security: No longer just for big iron.
    6. Now endorsed by Bill Gates.
    5. Not just for chemists anymore.
    4. Secure data collection and distribution.
    3. We already have your info, just give us the password to make things official.
    2. Where do we want you to go today?
    1. This time you can trust us. No, seriously. C'mon, stop laughing

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  5. Prilosec by sdjunky · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The article talks about how companies are trying to extend patents.

    This is a link to an NPR transcript where they talk about how the company that makes Prilosec is even using the patent on "...the proprietary coating of the purple pill" to stop generics of the pill from entering the market even after it's own patents have expired.