Replace ??? for invest all the money in a developing country stock market where you can get more then 20% in less then 3 monthes (I really did it), or invest in government bonuses that pays 20%/year.
I foresee a frenzy of cheap Chinese-made DVD recorders where you can simply press "tray open" and "0" to switch off the DRM system. They made region coding look a bit of a lame duck, anyway.
Despite of all these bouracratic devices that try to avoid unauthorized copy of copyrighted content and illegal importing (yes, it can be made) of cheap Chinese-made recorders, there is a much bigger problem when letting lobbyist (sorry for typo) to force the aprooval of laws like this.
Fact! US is not a power exporter of eletronic consumer products. But, it still export some products. Try to imagine what will happens in countries like Brazil or India where DRM isn't part of its legislation.
The answer is very simple. They won't import US-made eletronic devices that is DRM limited. In short term this may mean nothing. But in long term will mean the arise of Chinese, Indian and Brazilian eletronic brands.
Letting this kind of thing happen is just killing US industry.
I've bought an AMD Atlhon XP 2500+ Barton, I've saw the box and the label, and also have checked the OPN (part number). When checking the processor using AMD's tool I've discovered that it was an AMD Athlon XP 2400+ TBread, less cache and slower CPU.
AFAICS you are one of those who fight until last consequences to keep the status quo.
The truth is that information has always been free. And on 19th century somebody tried to keep it under control, the intend was very good, but lawyers transformed it on what we see today.
The current avaiable technology points to the information freedom, and that's the future of public avaiable information, freedom. Any kind of action taken in order to avoid is spending precious time that could be used to adapt themselves to new reality.
Buy ilegal copies of you favorites CDs, for as cheap as US$ 2,00 (3 for US$ 4).
Seriously. Acting like this is ask for ilegal copies, here in Brazil you really can buy ilegal copies for US$ 2, if you don't care about boxes you can buy for US$ 1,25 (2 for US$ 2), and when you buy a legal copy at local store you can't play it in your linux computer.
What kind of copy protection can be done in a flash memory?
Let's try to figure a real life condition:
You buy at local store a flash-card with your favorite band, containing 18 songs. You can listen to it as many times you want. But not copy? How does the flash card understand that the data is being read to be copied or to be listened?
Let's suppose that you need a special reader, so the flash-card need less intelligence. Still how does the special reader know that the data is being copied?
Seriously. Can't MPAA understand that skiping broadcast-flag is as simple as bring a single circuit board from outside US? DMCA is only valid in US, until now, and a passthrough to ignore broadcast-flag is very easy to implement.
Even if US enforces DMCA to other countries (in CAFTA, for example), I have serious doubts that third-world countries will be able to have a serious fiscalization.
You can only tax what is delivered. No taxes no delivery, simple as that.
By doing so all that US will get is the destruction of its online porn industry (if it can be called industry), all players will migrate to Canada and Mexico, or to some other country where they are not taxed.
Politicians are not worry about technical issues, all they want to do is pretend that they really worry about people.
Here in Brazil we already have a case where a Cyber Cafe has to pay fines (about US$ 25.000) for letting to teenagers (16 and 17 years each) access porn from their computers.
Its really interesting to see international reaction to this event. While most countries send condolences to the families, US president, GWBush, and Israeli Foreign Minister, SShalom, is claiming punishment.
It becomes even more clear the real motivation of such attacks.
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Replace ??? for invest all the money in a developing country stock market where you can get more then 20% in less then 3 monthes (I really did it), or invest in government bonuses that pays 20%/year.
That was easy.
And everybody else has the right to disagree.
That's his opinion, and doesn't mean that it's FSF official opinion, neither the whole comunity opinio.
Of course it is important, but it's just his opinion.
Despite of all these bouracratic devices that try to avoid unauthorized copy of copyrighted content and illegal importing (yes, it can be made) of cheap Chinese-made recorders, there is a much bigger problem when letting lobbyist (sorry for typo) to force the aprooval of laws like this.
Fact! US is not a power exporter of eletronic consumer products. But, it still export some products. Try to imagine what will happens in countries like Brazil or India where DRM isn't part of its legislation.
The answer is very simple. They won't import US-made eletronic devices that is DRM limited. In short term this may mean nothing. But in long term will mean the arise of Chinese, Indian and Brazilian eletronic brands.
Letting this kind of thing happen is just killing US industry.
Even after losing $216, now they will lose even more recalling defective XBoxes.
But it happened with an AMD processor.
I've bought an AMD Atlhon XP 2500+ Barton, I've saw the box and the label, and also have checked the OPN (part number). When checking the processor using AMD's tool I've discovered that it was an AMD Athlon XP 2400+ TBread, less cache and slower CPU.
AFAICS you are one of those who fight until last consequences to keep the status quo.
The truth is that information has always been free. And on 19th century somebody tried to keep it under control, the intend was very good, but lawyers transformed it on what we see today.
The current avaiable technology points to the information freedom, and that's the future of public avaiable information, freedom. Any kind of action taken in order to avoid is spending precious time that could be used to adapt themselves to new reality.
Buy ilegal copies of you favorites CDs, for as cheap as US$ 2,00 (3 for US$ 4).
Seriously. Acting like this is ask for ilegal copies, here in Brazil you really can buy ilegal copies for US$ 2, if you don't care about boxes you can buy for US$ 1,25 (2 for US$ 2), and when you buy a legal copy at local store you can't play it in your linux computer.
For me it seems that they want it!
Linus Torvalds announcing that at LKML that from then all Linux code should be released as CDDL or BSD license.
Here in Brazil there's no regulation on telemarketing about when not to call. But still I have a solution that usually solves the problem for me.
When identified as a telemarketing call I ask to send me printed material, and ask to never call back. I call back when I'm interested, not them.
Usually works.
What kind of copy protection can be done in a flash memory?
Let's try to figure a real life condition:
You buy at local store a flash-card with your favorite band, containing 18 songs. You can listen to it as many times you want. But not copy? How does the flash card understand that the data is being read to be copied or to be listened?
Let's suppose that you need a special reader, so the flash-card need less intelligence. Still how does the special reader know that the data is being copied?
This is nonsense. Vapourware!
Seriously. Can't MPAA understand that skiping broadcast-flag is as simple as bring a single circuit board from outside US? DMCA is only valid in US, until now, and a passthrough to ignore broadcast-flag is very easy to implement.
Even if US enforces DMCA to other countries (in CAFTA, for example), I have serious doubts that third-world countries will be able to have a serious fiscalization.
This is the most straight, and representative, post about what most of us /.ers think about recent RIAA attitudes.
This you because you live in US.
Why don't you try to come to Latin America?
You insensitive clod.
You can only tax what is delivered. No taxes no delivery, simple as that.
By doing so all that US will get is the destruction of its online porn industry (if it can be called industry), all players will migrate to Canada and Mexico, or to some other country where they are not taxed.
Politicians are not worry about technical issues, all they want to do is pretend that they really worry about people.
Here in Brazil we already have a case where a Cyber Cafe has to pay fines (about US$ 25.000) for letting to teenagers (16 and 17 years each) access porn from their computers.
Sorry, links in portuguese
And a proof is that oracle is going bankrupcy!
C'mon. What a question! Try to ask pope next time.
Take a look and see.
My grandmother has already announced that she'll implement a crack by herself until August.
I told her that we will have crack by tonight, but she seems to be very stubborn, and want to do this anyway.
Besides, it's a very sunny day outside.
Try to take a look here
Long story short: there's a five minute window everyday until July 31. After this the only window avaiable will be in September.
Next window will be tomorrow around 3:30 pm
I'm not blaming the jews. I'm blaming the mutual violence.
I know jews that don't worth their own pants, but I also know jews that deserves my own eyes to them. The same happens to all other religions.
The point here is not about religion, it's about attitude.
Its really interesting to see international reaction to this event. While most countries send condolences to the families, US president, GWBush, and Israeli Foreign Minister, SShalom, is claiming punishment.
It becomes even more clear the real motivation of such attacks.
Next we'll see Latin Americans countries fighting against software patents.
According to Alca preview all countries shall accept the copyright laws existing in US, including software patents.
Prepare for the next fight.
If you don't remember the 'Get the Facts' MS Campaign, take a look at this
If you do, you'll also remember that they actually count.
The recent draconians laws aproved to 'protect' copyrighted content is showing its most terrible face, the terror caused by it.
Sonn, a simple mention in a lawsuit is about to become reason enough to avoid hiring someone, this is nothing but terror.
And some call this democracy.