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

Posted by timothy on from the well-it-sure-sounds-like-a-joke dept.

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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  1. Re:oh dear by __aahlyu4518 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    score :
    AC 1 - MarsDude 0 :-( ;-)

  2. Re:the market is not ready for fingerprints ... by Xoo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Even though your post is off-topic, I just wanna let you know that your plans for a USB connector to a dildo has already been built, marketed, and enjoyed by horny people worldwide.

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  3. Re:Ronald Reagan just died by Chatmag · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ronald Reagan Discussion Too bad /. doesn't have a discussion board for these times of off topic news.

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  4. the RIAA follows security news?. by alizard · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

    They're the people who can't consistently keep their website on the air. I doubt that there is anyone on their payroll that subscribes to BugTraq or Full Disclosure.

    Ironic, since they started out as a technical standards organization.

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