The basic under lying principle of this whole case is that DeCSS should be banned because somebody could use it on a non Linux system to view DVD's, or to view DVD's on almost any system.
Isn't this similar to VCR's??? If somebody make a pirated tape can't they watch it on a VCR??? Should VCR's be banned because they can be used to watch illegal copies of media?? More specifically should cable descramblers be banned because even if somebody doesn't pay they can use it??? Should baseball bats be banned because they can be used to harm people???
The point is that everything can be used for bad deeds and just because you can't fix the problem doesn't mean you should go around banning stuff.
It seems that rich companies will keep controlling everything until somebody sets up a datahaven in space or some location where they can't get to it.
The day will come when we will have our revenge and those who have tried to restrict things they don't understand will pay for it.
Thank you for reading my rant
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The basic under lying principle of this whole case is that DeCSS should be banned because somebody could use it on a non Linux system to view DVD's, or to view DVD's on almost any system. Isn't this similar to VCR's??? If somebody make a pirated tape can't they watch it on a VCR??? Should VCR's be banned because they can be used to watch illegal copies of media?? More specifically should cable descramblers be banned because even if somebody doesn't pay they can use it??? Should baseball bats be banned because they can be used to harm people??? The point is that everything can be used for bad deeds and just because you can't fix the problem doesn't mean you should go around banning stuff. It seems that rich companies will keep controlling everything until somebody sets up a datahaven in space or some location where they can't get to it. The day will come when we will have our revenge and those who have tried to restrict things they don't understand will pay for it. Thank you for reading my rant