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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. 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.

  2. 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.