there is a difference between DRM and "Copy Protection." Messing with CDs is nasty but it's Copy Protection. Some methods are worse than others. Either you mess with the formatting (and break the standard) or you mess with the audio.
At least you still GET A DISK.
DRM could be horrible - look at MovieLink. The studios / MPAA want to sell you the same rubbish 1000 times over. DRM will allow new "business models" (yuck). Content that evaporates after a day, direct payment to HolyWood every time you watch "Gone With the Wind."
The MPAA/studios are putting pressure on Europe. They are lobbying the EC. They are lobbying DVB, the makers of digital TV.
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Hi,
there is a difference between DRM and "Copy Protection." Messing with CDs is nasty but it's Copy Protection. Some methods are worse than others. Either you mess with the formatting (and break the standard) or you mess with the audio.
At least you still GET A DISK.
DRM could be horrible - look at MovieLink. The studios / MPAA want to sell you the same rubbish 1000 times over. DRM will allow new "business models" (yuck). Content that evaporates after a day, direct payment to HolyWood every time you watch "Gone With the Wind."
The MPAA/studios are putting pressure on Europe. They are lobbying the EC. They are lobbying DVB, the makers of digital TV.
We need to wake up to this - now.