Slashdot Mirror
How Many HDMI Ports Does Your HDTV Have?
harryk asks: "Ok, this is a serious question and one I don't think has been covered, at least not with a quick glance in Google's direction. With all of the media center components that we'll all have in our entertainment racks, the biggest question that I have (actually my wife prompted me on this) is how many HDMI ports does your TV have? With the PS3, my HD-DVD player or up-convert DVD player, and my fancy schmancy new cable box or satellite receiver, how on earth will I connect all of them?"
DRM is not "protection", it is an insult to the consumer. It says "we assume you are a lawbreaker, and that you will violate copyright." It is presumption of guilt by fiat, the condemnation of one individual because of the acts of another (if it is even that), and nothing you can say will lift it one centimeter above those miserable goals.
You know what, the official policy of the US goverment is far worse than that!
"people who have done bad things to us may have lived in your country. we think. so we attack your country, destroy your infrastructure, throw bombs on your civilians".
Even though they have never done anything wrong, they are presented with agressors that demolish their property and send lies into the world about the purpose and goals of this activity.
And what is worst: a lot of American citizens actually support this policy. Small wonder that in such a country DRM systems are developed and supported.