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Vista a Threat to Internet Freedom?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the leave-it-to-business-to-ruin-a-good-time dept.

BBC columnist Bill Thompson warns readers that new DRM technology, especially that found in Vista, is damaging the freedoms that the internet was based on. "The freedom of expression that was once available to users of the Internet Protocol is being stripped away. Our freedom to play, experiment, share and seek inspiration from the creative works of others is increasingly restricted so that large companies can lock our culture down for their own profit. [...] governments and corporations around the world are making a concerted effort to dismantle the open internet and replace it with a regulated and regulable one that will allow them to impose an 'architecture of control.'"

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  1. Informal Poll by 2.7182 · · Score: 5, Funny

    vista is a threat to

    o my job
    o my life
    o my sanify
    o my wallet
    o my security

    1. Re:Informal Poll by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 1, Funny

      vista is a threat to

      o my job
      o my life
      o my sanify
      o my wallet
      o my security
      o my spelling
      --
      Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner entwine / The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's vine?
    2. Re:Informal Poll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      o my CowboyNeal

    3. Re:Informal Poll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Shouldn't those be checkboxes instead of radiobuttons?

    4. Re:Informal Poll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Shouldn't those be checkboxes instead of radiobuttons?
      Electronic voting, it's touch screen technology from Diebold. Rumors abound on the net that the president of Diebold has guaranteed the election to his wallet.
    5. Re:Informal Poll by demonbug · · Score: 2, Funny

      Not in Vista...

  2. Culture is a commodity by spun · · Score: 4, Funny

    According to the thought experiment of The Tragedy of the Commons, any resource that is not owned will be misused. For the sake of our culture, we need to give it away to a large corporation that can care for it properly. It's the capitalist thing to do. You aren't a communist terrorist jihadist, are you?

    If you aren't willing to give your culture away to a big company, then buy back whatever little pieces of it they want to dole out, then you hate capitalism, the free market, and America. Probably Mom and apple pie, too.

    --
    - None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
  3. MySpace by IflyRC · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Our freedom to play, experiment, share and seek inspiration from the creative works of others is increasingly restricted so that large companies can lock our culture down for their own profit"

    Does this mean that MySpace won't be the eye sore that it is thanks to Vista?
    Thanks Vista!

  4. Re:Bring it on. by breckinshire · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hate to break it to you, but Tom is not really your friend. He's on everyone's list.

  5. or are they - by wsanders · · Score: 3, Funny

    - the only Port in a Storm?

    - A Breathe of Fresh Air? A Site for Sore Eyes? Breeches of Security?

    - Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth?

    - Like putting on a Ferrari?

    - Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle?

    --
    Give a man a fish and you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and he'll say "WHERE'S MY FISH, YOU IDIOT?"
    1. Re:or are they - by dreadclown · · Score: 2, Funny

      You are now wearing +3 breeches of security.--More--
      The unicorn kicks!--More--
      Your nuts are unaffected.

  6. Re:Get to the Root of the Problem by sd_diamond · · Score: 3, Funny

    The problem with the RIAA and MPAA is that they have a product that may become more common than dirt...

    And almost as enjoyable to consume.