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MPAA Sues DVD Chip Manufacturers

Posted by michael on from the customers'-best-interests-in-mind dept.

WhatAmIDoingHere writes "The Motion Picture Association of America has sued two chip manufacturing companies for selling integrated circuits to manufacturers that produce non-approved DVD players."

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  1. Re:Learning from the masters by freak4u · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Here's the deal. The RIAA claims that downloading cut into their profits. I for one bought Moby's Play because I downloaded a few songs. They also don't take into account that they (RIAA) have hiked up CD prices, and most music on the album sucks save 1 or two tracks. Most people don't want to spend $20 for 1 or 2 good tracks. It's kinda like saying Ice Cream trucks won't sell as much Ice cream in Jan as they will in Jul. That's kinda true, and there are plenty of stats to back it; but it might be because of the temp...Not the name of the month.

  2. Only people pirate DVDs, not DVD players by Graemee · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hasn't this been tried with gun makers? Photocopiers?
    P2P Software?

  3. Stop! by menkhaura · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Stop the world, I want to get out!

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    Stupidity is an equal opportunity striker.
    Fellow slashdotter Bill Dog
  4. Re:No by antiMStroll · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You mean we'll finally see damages proved to a standard suitable for a court of law instead of braying repetition by 'news media' such as Yahoo?

  5. Re:Just annoyances anyway... by kfg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Except, last I checked, bolt cutters were not illegal.

    They are a burglary tool and you may be convicted of possession. I personally viewed a case where a man was convicted of possession of a screwdriver, with this interesting twist, the screwdriver was actually one of the things he admited he stole. It wasn't one of the tools of the crime, it was part of the loot.

    Yes, this is a bastardization of the law (and all possession laws are a bastardization of American legal philosophy in the first place), but it is the way the law is successfully applied. Successful application is called "precedent."

    KFG