... is why everyone gets so pissed off at record companies, computer gaming companies, etc etc etc whenever they come up with new (whether or not their effective) ways to protect their products.
Everyone seems to get mad at companies for actually wanting to make money off their product. Now, don't get me wrong. I was highly annoyed at Macrovision on my DVDs back when I had no choice but to route my DVD connection through my VCR because my TV didn't have AV plugs. As a result, my DVDs all looked funky when I played them. I was annoyed. But I didn't think the DVD manufacturers were evil. They're just trying their best to make sure no one is cheating them out of money. Maybe their methods aren't the smartest, but the motives for it are so that they get paid for what they're doing.
I don't really see why it's so evil. If it is, I urge YOU to go to work today and tell your boss not to pay you for your day's work. Or maybe it's that people think the record companies are making too much money and that they shouldn't throw this protection on there, because they're already making enough money. How many of you are reading Slashdot right now while at work and you're getting paid for it? How many of you would voluntarily give up the time you're being paid for while reading this?
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... is why everyone gets so pissed off at record companies, computer gaming companies, etc etc etc whenever they come up with new (whether or not their effective) ways to protect their products. Everyone seems to get mad at companies for actually wanting to make money off their product. Now, don't get me wrong. I was highly annoyed at Macrovision on my DVDs back when I had no choice but to route my DVD connection through my VCR because my TV didn't have AV plugs. As a result, my DVDs all looked funky when I played them. I was annoyed. But I didn't think the DVD manufacturers were evil. They're just trying their best to make sure no one is cheating them out of money. Maybe their methods aren't the smartest, but the motives for it are so that they get paid for what they're doing. I don't really see why it's so evil. If it is, I urge YOU to go to work today and tell your boss not to pay you for your day's work. Or maybe it's that people think the record companies are making too much money and that they shouldn't throw this protection on there, because they're already making enough money. How many of you are reading Slashdot right now while at work and you're getting paid for it? How many of you would voluntarily give up the time you're being paid for while reading this?