I've started doing my return on it using a recent CVS WINE. It run much better than last years version. The only problem i've noticed so far is that text runs off the side of the window and the frame will not resize. The text issue also occured in last years version as well as some other programs but it appears to be sort of usable this year.
Actually, My first thought for disabling such a device would be to draw on it with a drawing (graphite) pencil. As graphite conducts electricity the RFID circuit would short out.
More importantly, you could not buy a wrench to
fix that leaking tap in the kitchen because you might use that wrench to change the oil on your car without having an oil changing licence.
A wise man once said the best defense is a sudden offence.
Say for a moment that a series of Linux Tutorial Videos were produced on DVD and were scrambled to protect the copyleft of the producer. Furthermore these videos were nominally descrambled by LiVid but by 'pure chance' could be unscrambled by an unlicenced player such as Sony's current player.
Would the EFF et. al. consider such a tactic to have the DMCA chucked out on it's arse. I can see the DVDCCA finding themselves in a real catch 22 situation over this one. Win and set a nasty precedent for the DeCSS case, or lose and find many of their licenced players banned from being distributed under the DMCA
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I've started doing my return on it using a recent CVS WINE. It run much better than last years version. The only problem i've noticed so far is that text runs off the side of the window and the frame will not resize. The text issue also occured in last years version as well as some other programs but it appears to be sort of usable this year.
Be fair. Statistically 98.3% of all statistics are mase up on the spot
Actually, My first thought for disabling such a device would be to draw on it with a drawing (graphite) pencil. As graphite conducts electricity the RFID circuit would short out.
This is Microsoft remember. you would have to createProcess() instead, with a whole load of useless overhead to go with it :-)
The player actually chosen by NASA is a Sony FX1 which was specially modified for space and multi regionality by a UK company called Techtronics
http://www.techtronics.com/uk/shop/510-nasa.htm
More importantly, you could not buy a wrench to fix that leaking tap in the kitchen because you might use that wrench to change the oil on your car without having an oil changing licence.
Say for a moment that a series of Linux Tutorial Videos were produced on DVD and were scrambled to protect the copyleft of the producer. Furthermore these videos were nominally descrambled by LiVid but by 'pure chance' could be unscrambled by an unlicenced player such as Sony's current player.
Would the EFF et. al. consider such a tactic to have the DMCA chucked out on it's arse. I can see the DVDCCA finding themselves in a real catch 22 situation over this one. Win and set a nasty precedent for the DeCSS case, or lose and find many of their licenced players banned from being distributed under the DMCA
IANAL, But from memory the right does exist in Australia and it may not be overridden by contract. This was specifically stated in the legislation.
If only they would expand this to include all the other rights that we supposedly should be granted by purchasing a licence to a piece of IP.
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