Agree, just because, 'It ain't in the Constitution, so it ain't a right.' If it's right, but not in the constitution, or the law state otherwise, it should be challange. Not just plain wrong, because the law said it is. It's just like "It got to be true, it's in writing."
The use of region codes are originally design of margetting purpose. let's say for example, a new movie call First Movie schedule to appear in the US on January 2099, and then release in Europe December 2099. and DVD is generally release about 6 months after it first appear. If there isn't a region code, then people in Europe could import the movie around July and nobody would buy a ticket to watch that movie in theatre.
But, what piss me off, there is a code in the DVD that prevent people from skip certain scene in the DVD player, generally use to show the FBI Warning thingy. But many company now aday decide to use it for advertising purpose. So, now I can't just skip the 3 preview movies that I don't want to see. Cuz, if you write a program into your computer to skip that, you can be sued under DMCA.
that's like half a price of a notebook now aday. Selling that thing when the economic isn't so good is like asking for trouble. personally, $200 is a maybe, and $150 or less, I would buy it if it will support every book later on.
when I read the patent abstract, it doesn't say specificly for image. not to mention, it state in the end, "and transmitted to a receiver". I don't think I would count a computer as a receiver. The whole thing sound like MPEG2 compression for the satellite TV.
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Built-in Windows is nice, but I can't get the picture of having BSoD before the game is saved out of my head.
Well, if the person send out bulk e-mail, under 3 different subject name, therefore broken 3 laws, and strike out?
I think it should be.
Seriously, why not. Since most company outthere already abuse DMCA. It's circumventing the pop-up block technology
Agree, just because, 'It ain't in the Constitution, so it ain't a right.' If it's right, but not in the constitution, or the law state otherwise, it should be challange. Not just plain wrong, because the law said it is.
It's just like "It got to be true, it's in writing."
The use of region codes are originally design of margetting purpose. let's say for example, a new movie call First Movie schedule to appear in the US on January 2099, and then release in Europe December 2099. and DVD is generally release about 6 months after it first appear. If there isn't a region code, then people in Europe could import the movie around July and nobody would buy a ticket to watch that movie in theatre.
But, what piss me off, there is a code in the DVD that prevent people from skip certain scene in the DVD player, generally use to show the FBI Warning thingy. But many company now aday decide to use it for advertising purpose. So, now I can't just skip the 3 preview movies that I don't want to see. Cuz, if you write a program into your computer to skip that, you can be sued under DMCA.
that's like half a price of a notebook now aday.
Selling that thing when the economic isn't so good is like asking for trouble. personally, $200 is a maybe, and $150 or less, I would buy it if it will support every book later on.
when I read the patent abstract, it doesn't say specificly for image. not to mention, it state in the end, "and transmitted to a receiver". I don't think I would count a computer as a receiver. The whole thing sound like MPEG2 compression for the satellite TV.