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RIAA vs Linux and DVDs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-think-about dept.

PlayfullyClever writes "The entertainment industry has put itself on the fast-track to destruction, using well-proven tactics as explained in Preventing DVD Playback on Linux Like Prohibition in the 1920's. Are their heavy-handed tactics to lock up and control everything we touch signs of plain old human stubborness?" Or more likely- greed.

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  1. Um...duh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Or more likely- greed.

    Ding ding ding! We have a winner!

  2. Re:let's see by d3funct · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I get Linux users who want to drink watching DVD's.

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