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RIAA: We Won't Pursue Mandated DRM Technologies

Posted by timothy on from the suspension-of-disbelief dept.

tekman writes "A New York Times article details an agreement between the RIAA and various hardware and software companies in which the RIAA has agreed to avoid seeking legislation that would mandate technologies in computers and other home electronics to restrict 'unauthorized' copying. The most interesting thing about this is the absence of the MPAA."

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  1. This matters not by Nemus · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Go ahead, make DRM hardware, someone will hack it.

    It doesn't matter if this stuff is encrypted, locked, armed will a tamper-proof explosive device, and guarded by a rabid pitbull with aids, someone, somewhere, will hack it.

    And then the files will get out on the net, and the geeks of the world will rejoice. And honestly, I think thats the one thing the RIAA and MPAA are most afraid of. They know they can't stop the geeks of the world. They can try and make it harder, they can actually make it harder, but they can't win this fight.

    So the real question is, if its logical to assume that they know they can't achieve 100% victory, why aren't they trying to adapt?

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