Maybe this is because the U.K. only has a population of around 60 million? I don't know what the population of the U.S. is, but what are the relative percentages? It is probably inaccurate to say that internet access is better in America. Then again, maybe I'm wrong:-)
To quote from the website linked to in the original article:
"Goldstein lost the first round of the lawsuit, which the MPAA brought against him for publishing computer code that cracks the copy protection the movie industry puts on DVDs."
Now, maybe I AM wrong, but I didn't know anything about it, so I read the article. And saw this. Because I read it, am I an idiot?
So, if I believe that the quote above is right (which I did), then my comment was fair enough surely? So go tell the original writers.
I think it is perfectly reasonable that they are suing him - basically he is trying to make it possible to copy DVDs. "What's wrong with that?", you might ask, but obviously it just means that someone (or many) will use the code to remove the encryption and pirate DVDs, so the film industry loses money. This goes on now with tapes - but DVDs can be copied (with the code that's at issue), to give perfect results - unlike most of the pirate videos I've ever seen.
Also, it seems this guy is just doing it for a laugh, trying to become famous in some high level law case. I'd bet quite a bit of money on him not winning - I'd say he has no chance. Still, only in America...
Freedom of speech and freedom to do what the hell you want (which is basically what he stands for), is all very well, but the film makers have to have some rights too - i.e. to make money from their efforts, and not be ripped off by crackers trying to make a swift profit out of piracy.
Hmmm. Not sure if this is exactly right... the main reason that the earth-centre-universe viewpoint lasted so long was religious dogma, and the fact that they imprisoned everyone who disagreed!
Copernicus just suggested a detailed model for it, and so got the Extended Copernicus Principle named after him, which takes the idea further, saying that all points in the universe are equally unimportant.
There's a short article here which extends the argument further... to a dim end to everything:-(
Initially, the reason for this was obviously the gimmick value, (which would hopefully turn into convenience value) of buying over the 'net. Everyone assumed that people prefer to do their shopping over the net, in the comfort of their own home.
But no, it turns out people want to go *out* shopping (esp. women, haha), where they can fondle with the items, examine them properly and spend an afternoon bimbling round the shops. Beats search engines.
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Yes, yes, I know, off-topic...
Now, maybe I AM wrong, but I didn't know anything about it, so I read the article. And saw this. Because I read it, am I an idiot?
So, if I believe that the quote above is right (which I did), then my comment was fair enough surely? So go tell the original writers.
Also, it seems this guy is just doing it for a laugh, trying to become famous in some high level law case. I'd bet quite a bit of money on him not winning - I'd say he has no chance. Still, only in America...
Freedom of speech and freedom to do what the hell you want (which is basically what he stands for), is all very well, but the film makers have to have some rights too - i.e. to make money from their efforts, and not be ripped off by crackers trying to make a swift profit out of piracy.
Just my 2-penny's worth...
Copernicus just suggested a detailed model for it, and so got the Extended Copernicus Principle named after him, which takes the idea further, saying that all points in the universe are equally unimportant.
There's a short article here which extends the argument further... to a dim end to everything :-(
But no, it turns out people want to go *out* shopping (esp. women, haha), where they can fondle with the items, examine them properly and spend an afternoon bimbling round the shops. Beats search engines.