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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. Re:New DVDs that block use in computers by shmlco · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm sure the 16 year old behind the counter called them up right away to inform them of their loss...

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    Any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.