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Gateway to Ship PCs with Pre-Installed DRM Music Files

Posted by michael on Friday December 6, 2002 @04:15AM from the yay-restricted-music-everyone-cheer dept.

Captain Chad writes "News.com has an article about Gateway's decision to bundle Pressplay's music service with its PCs. Of interest is the fact that 2000 popular songs will come pre-installed, helping reduce download time for those of us with modems." I wonder how much Pressplay is paying for this privilege. All sorts of interesting legal wrinkles here: you're buying a computer which contains data that you cannot legally access.

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so? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-06 04:18 · Score: -1, Troll

you're buying a computer which contains data that you cannot legally access

your momma contains files that I regularly access.
You arrogant Gateway BASTARDS! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-06 04:22 · Score: -1, Troll

I paid for that computer and you're shipping it to me with the HD already pre-cluttered with useless RIAA propaganda?!!!

I want my HD space back mutherfukkers! And I want reimbursement for the time it took to delete those damn files! I'm so pissed off about this! You've really upset me! I think I'll SUE!!
Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-06 04:45 · Score: -1, Troll

Go back to Fark, fucktard!
Re:Eminem? Dixie Chicks? by Toraz+Chryx · 2002-12-06 05:01 · Score: 0, Troll

" You must remember that Gateway machines are extremely user-friendly. While I won't deny that they are decent computers,"

I think you have Gateway confused with Apple