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Alan Cox Files Patent For DRM
booooh writes "Alan Cox has filed a patent for DRM (Digital Rights Management). From the filing: 'A rights management system monitors and controls use of a computer program to prevent use that is not in compliance with acceptable terms.' According to the patent pledge of Cox's employer Red Hat, they will not license this technology if the patent is granted. And it can probably be applied to the DRM that is in Vista. This forum has a few more details.
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Go fuck yourself, loser.
In this world there are things like "responsibility," "grown ups," and "stealing."
I don't like the fact that my car has a chip governing it to 125MpH. But I deal with it. It doesn't give me a right to steal the car or simply stop paying the payments. "But it's not the same" you cry. "Nobody gets hurt" from stealing music, you say, except for huge corporations.
Well, nobody gets hurt in insurance fraud except for large corps. And nobody gets hurt in the backdating of stock options grants except large corps. But "that's different" you say because for some crazy reason you have this notion that music--completely owned by its creator--has some sort of intrinsic desire to be free as in beer. I can't possible express how dumb of an idea this is.
Here's a clue: every single criminal everywhere rationalizes what they do. Like a drug addict. You have come up with such tortured, convoluted value systems and logic that there's no hope in being on the level with you. You simply cannot see that you're no different than any other thief, despite how many times you try to attest otherwise.
Do I dislike the Apple DRM? Yes. Does that change the fact that it's completely and entirely wrong to steal content? Not for a second.
So GROW UP, because the REALITY is that you're STEALING. And understand that every time you post shit like that, all it does is make you look like a worthless piece of shit that is such a welfare case on society that you steal stuff that costs $1. Seriously, do you steal $0.25 packs of gum, too?
Guess again jackass:
/'stOl/; sto·len /'stO-l&n/; steal·ing
Main Entry: 1steal
Pronunciation: 'stEl
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): stole
Etymology: Middle English stelen, from Old English stelan; akin to Old High German stelan to steal
intransitive verb
1 : to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice
2 : to come or go secretly, unobtrusively, gradually, or unexpectedly
3 : to steal or attempt to steal a base
transitive verb
1 a : to take or appropriate without right or leave and with intent to keep or make use of wrongfully <stole a car> b : to take away by force or unjust means <they've stolen our liberty> c : to take surreptitiously or without permission <steal a kiss> d : to appropriate to oneself or beyond one's proper share : make oneself the focus of <steal the show>
2 a : to move, convey, or introduce secretly : SMUGGLE b : to accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner <steal a visit>
3 a : to seize, gain, or win by trickery, skill, or daring <a basketball player adept at stealing the ball> <stole the election> b of a base runner : to reach (a base) safely solely by running and usually catching the opposing team off guard
It's ok little buddy. Some times adults use "grown up language" at the big-boy table. Someday if you eat your all your meat you'll grow up big and strong and you'll be able to sit at the big-boy table, too.
But for not it's very important that you don't ever use the grown-up language, ok? Little guys like you will get in trouble if you do. It's a no-no.
Ok buddy?
Now go eat your jello and be a good little tike.
Where's my "Flamebait" mod?
C'mon... i'm waiting...
I mean, if you just utter the tiniest negative thing about Apple, Google, the OLPC, Pro-Microsoft, the iPhone not being perfect, the iPod not being perfect, the Zune not being the worst thing in history, Apple, Apple, or Apple, you're total "flamebait" around here.
The Mod system here is really a huge joke. When 2/3 of the people would consider a "full life" to be sucking on Steve Job's reality distortion ejaculate for 8.5 hours a day there's just too much editorializing being done.
I can afford it: I'm so far into Excellent Karma that I could walk right up to steve jobs and punch him in his turtleneck-warmed adams-apple and I'd still be posting new comments at +2, but there are many here that don't have that luxury and who shouldn't be shouted down by an overzealous group of consumer-whore fanboys that constitute a RABID MINORITY.
Here's some news: Apple is a _speck_ of a company in terms of market cap and profit. Its iPod sales notwithstanding, it's a 30 year history of how _NOT_ to run a company. No matter how many different iPods they sell, that will always be true.
Nobody likes whiny bitches at the adult table, which means they'd kick your ass right out. About your anger management issues... see a shrink.
Morgoth? Scandinavian folklore?
Who are you? Harry fucking potter?
Please. Save us all from your inane drivel.
The idea that you think that I was "trolling" as opposed to rightly labeling the fucktard for what he is, is bad enough. But then you go on to describe how I could have better expressed my contempt for the asshat loser who'd rather be on entertainment welfare than spring for a $1 song by somehow comparing him to a boy fucking wizard. Are you _serious_?
oooohhhh no, da pooor baby made me a "foe." How will I ever live?
You take this shit wwaaaaya to seriously fuck face.
You must've been sucking on way to much Steve Jobs Smegma or otherwise you'd smell the bullshit as plainly as I do.