Actually, thinkgeek claims you can. They have this ultra-cool ultra-expensive green laser pointer with a lot more intensity than your mere low-power red laser beam.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a47.shtm l
I have 5 cd drives (24x, DVD, 48x, 32x, CD-RW), and both the original (I _bought_ a Microsoft product. The shame!) and the copy work in all drives. I didn't even find the slightest bit of protection. But, perhaps, that's because it's the german version.
BTW, here in Germany, a CD that doesn't play in a CD-ROM drive is considered broken; rightfully, because it doesn't follow the standard and has no right to call itself CD. You can simply take it back to your dealer (after ripping it:-).
Copyrighted works means even more than just software: while browsing/., I _always_ download loads and loads of "copyrighted works" (such as your comment). I never pay for these works. Even if I had a/.-subscription, I would not pay for these works. I am completely unable to pay for these works.
So if all I do online is browsing/. (and a few other sites) I already belong to the eeeevil 57 percent of suspected "guys who hijack ships, kill and loot, then leave".
Guess that's what it means to be "consumer".
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Actually, thinkgeek claims you can. They have this ultra-cool ultra-expensive green laser pointer with a lot more intensity than your mere low-power red laser beam.
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http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a47.sht
I have 5 cd drives (24x, DVD, 48x, 32x, CD-RW), and both the original (I _bought_ a Microsoft product. The shame!) and the copy work in all drives. I didn't even find the slightest bit of protection. But, perhaps, that's because it's the german version. BTW, here in Germany, a CD that doesn't play in a CD-ROM drive is considered broken; rightfully, because it doesn't follow the standard and has no right to call itself CD. You can simply take it back to your dealer (after ripping it :-).
Copyrighted works means even more than just software: while browsing /., I _always_ download loads and loads of "copyrighted works" (such as your comment). I never pay for these works. Even if I had a /.-subscription, I would not pay for these works. I am completely unable to pay for these works.
So if all I do online is browsing /. (and a few other sites) I already belong to the eeeevil 57 percent of suspected "guys who hijack ships, kill and loot, then leave".
Guess that's what it means to be "consumer".