Don't Smudge The Sensor When You Press 'Play'

mattyrobinson69 writes "According to The Register, 'The RIAA wants your fingerprints.' They've teamed up with VeriTouch, who say 'In practical terms, VeriTouch's breakthrough in anti-piracy technology means that no delivered content to a customer may be copied, shared or otherwise distributed because each file is uniquely locked by the customer's live fingerprint scan.'" No details, but the article talks about a locked-down "wireless media player" to prevent such passing around.

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Same thing every time...

[WebMasterJoe]

Let me save you from having to read this (and the next 15) articles on this type of subject:

Some Company You Never Heard Of Invents Magic Copy-Protection
WebMasterJoe writes "According to YoureAllPirates.com, the RIAA is planning to switch to a new format [com.com] which will be "easy to use, and impossible to circumvent" by means of scanning your brain and the brains of your fifty closest friends to determine if anybody is attempting to duplicate, distribute, or remember any of the content, and if anybody is stealing the music, the device will emit a small cloud of sarin. The device will be included on all new consumer electronics and will require Microsoft Windows XP. The RIAA hopes to begin the switch in 2007."

Nice idea, but it will never work (Score: 2, Interesting)
by Anonymous Coward
As long as I can plug the stereo line out into the line in on my computer, I'll still be able to make a copy!
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But What About Linux? (Score: 4, Insightful)
by Anonymous Coward
Well, I only use Linux because everything about it is better than that BSOD OS, and they better make a free open-source version for Linux or else I'm going to continue to not buy any more CD's!
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Wash, rinse, repeat...

Re:Ronald Reagan just died

[HermanAB]

Good - his government was a major sponsor of world terrorism. May his soul burn in hell...

Re:outrageous

[PedanticSpellingTrol]

What the fuck are you talking about?