You must realize that there is no such things as consumers anymore. The US government has decided that consumers only exist to serve the interest of the corporations that feed it campaign donations.
Until campaigns are publicly funded, this will only get worse. The difference between our future and that in Orwell's 1984 is that it will not be a monolithic govrenment running our lives. It will be a government granting the power to corporations to run our lives.
I don't agree with all of McCain's ideas by any stretch of the imagination, but I would love to see him elected because his is the only guy with the balls and the clout to give the government back to the people.
Can anyone tell me what happens to materials I have purchased on PC #1 when I upgrade to PC #2. IS it just me, or does it seem that there should be legislation guaranteeing this ability. If there isn't this is going to be the biggest rip-off for consumers in history. When you purchase DRM content, not only will you not be able to play it on more than one electronic device, but you will lose the ability to use it at all when you upgrade computer or switch mobos or if your mobo goes bad.
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You must realize that there is no such things as consumers anymore. The US government has decided that consumers only exist to serve the interest of the corporations that feed it campaign donations.
Until campaigns are publicly funded, this will only get worse. The difference between our future and that in Orwell's 1984 is that it will not be a monolithic govrenment running our lives. It will be a government granting the power to corporations to run our lives.
I don't agree with all of McCain's ideas by any stretch of the imagination, but I would love to see him elected because his is the only guy with the balls and the clout to give the government back to the people.
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Can anyone tell me what happens to materials I have purchased on PC #1 when I upgrade to PC #2. IS it just me, or does it seem that there should be legislation guaranteeing this ability. If there isn't this is going to be the biggest rip-off for consumers in history. When you purchase DRM content, not only will you not be able to play it on more than one electronic device, but you will lose the ability to use it at all when you upgrade computer or switch mobos or if your mobo goes bad.
Or is there some mechanism to avoid this?