Microsoft DRM To Get Even Tighter

Toreo asesino writes, "Microsoft is tightening the screws on their up & coming DRM platform. First, Windows Media Player 11 removes the right to move music from one machine to another. According to their website, WMP11 'does not permit you to back up your media usage rights (previously known as licenses).' Worse, if you rip your own CDs and the 'Copy protect music' option is turned on, WMP11 will require you to 'connect to a Microsoft Web page that explains how to restore your rights a limited number of times.'" The Inquirer has an even more jaundiced take on Microsoft's turn of the thumbscrew.

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Well said!

[RingDev]

Sensationalism in the media is getting crazy. Next time you bump into Charlie, tell him to imagine his sister had just been raped. Gaged, held down, and forced intercourse. After which she will have severe emotional trauma, anxiety, social issues, and have to deal with the possibility of an abortion or raising a child alone.

After you get it sunk into him just what a brutal act rape truly is, ask him just how appropriate his use of the word was in his wallet analogy.

-Rick