that Kazaa was a cousin of Bobo the clown, and makes paid-for appearances at kids' parties. Y'all can use that as an excuse if the MPAA sues you.
But seriously... hahahahahah - I fell off my chair when I saw this one. Could the RIAA remove the proverbial thumb from their asses long enough to grab a clue?
This is partly Kazaa's fault, but its partly (and mostly) the RIAA's part too.
Kazaa *could* have implemented filters to block content -- even simple filters to check MD5 sums of songs or metatags. That alone would not have solved their problem but it would have cleared a large chunk of pirated material off their network.
On the other hand you have the f***ing RIAA who have done the equivalent of legal price-fixing for the last 15 years without so much as a 'please stop' from the federal government. I have no sympathy for that, since for any other business to do this... you would bring the BB, FTC, trade groups and numerous other bodies down on you. The RIAA is clearly abusing the system.
So, if piracy is indeed hurting them so much, where did all our money go the last 15 years? Oh, thats right, exhorbitant parties amongst other things. Reality check, those have come to an end, and no amount of lawsuits against 12 year old kids will bring them back.
Anyone at NAB two years ago would have seen this product at the Nokia stand in a mock-livingroom setting. I tried it at that time and was not at all impressed. It acted and felt like a glorified webtv.
No, because digital cable is a pay service and not free-to-air. Content and movie providers will not allow it, and any provider who would attempt to roll out such a device will instantly have their content culled. In the future, when content protection systems (no I won't use the DRM word) can guarantee rights all the way down to storage on the PVR device, then you may see a PC-based option. Until then, unfortunately, forget it.
Yeah but it requires you buy a HDTV tuner with Firewire output. So you are essentially purchasing the same thing as a ATSC tuner board and plugging it into a PC with firewire output.
You can do all you describe on a PC with windows already. So that's nothing new.
What is new is the broadcast protection flag and how it will be finally implemented. I personally wouldn't spend a whole lot of cash on hardware HD tuners with digital interfaces - one might find them not to be 'HDTV Ready' when the specs are finally ratified and implemented.
Now I can *finally* add support for my ATSC datacasting product to Linux. If you're in San Diego (KPBS), Washington DC (WETA), Kentucky (KET), or Michigan (Station name escapes me), you should be able to pick up this emergency information / weather imaging data feed.
The operative word is *a* safety system. I can't think of a single plant that relies 100% on 'computer' based monitoring and control. All have *multiple* redundant analog and manual measurement and control systems. What would really be cause for concern is if one of them announces to go 100% to computer-controlled monitoring/control/measurement.
It would seem the new trend is to move PDAs to be more laptop-like with these clamshell devices.
(Funny though, after Microsoft themselves killed their HPC clamshell market and told the world HPC was dead and keyboardless pen-driven PDAs were the future.)
However, the new clamshells are still significantly overpriced when compared to devices in their category (compare to a Ipaq 2215 @ half the price). In the same breath you have Sony pushing devices such as the U101, which is a PDA-like laptop. Granted its 2x the price of the Clie clamshell, but it can run linux and is a fully fledged 'PC'. This race can't go on forever, and more manufacturers are making sub-laptop devices running desktop OS's. I predict that the lifespan of the clamshell Clie' is limited because of this, and it may not be a good buying decision unless you are a current Clie' user with hard-on for the product line.
The best current bets seem to be the Sony U101, Fujitsu 2120, Libretto L5, and JVC subnotes. Alternatively if you want the super-small form factor, go with the clamshell Zaurus. At least you have linux on it and are not left with a device that may die when discontinued!
I have the U101 and a HP 2215. I hardly use the 2215 as of late. Nothing beats being able to run the apps I use on the desktop on a smaller form factor. Nevermind the fact that Microsoft Pocket IE is totally useless.
If this is in fact a PC in a fancy case running Windows, DRM usage is completely understandable.
Other console manufacturers have the capability to protect their investment using hardware. Either custom hardware, or hardware protection is used by all the (Gamecube's CD mechanism, Xbox's.xbe signing, etc.)
By these guys running a game console on something as easily 'hacked' as Windows (maybe they didn't have enough VC to fab a new system), one can understand why they have chosen to protect their investment using software DRM.
If it will work, who knows. I somehow doubt it.
The most interesting fact however is if they are using software protection due to a lack of VC, how pray tell will they compete with the big boys in terms of market penetration?
Too many unknowns == avoid at all costs?
The author rambles without actually making a definite point. But isn't that what most of these rambling articles do?
If copy protection (and prevention as is indirectly implied) of an intangible object is a crime, what about tangible objects? I should be able to apply his concept to music and movies sold in stores.
Problem is, that would result in a state of anarchy. Sort of contradicts his idea of a thriving society, doesn't it?
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that Kazaa was a cousin of Bobo the clown, and makes paid-for appearances at kids' parties. Y'all can use that as an excuse if the MPAA sues you. But seriously... hahahahahah - I fell off my chair when I saw this one. Could the RIAA remove the proverbial thumb from their asses long enough to grab a clue?
This is partly Kazaa's fault, but its partly (and mostly) the RIAA's part too. Kazaa *could* have implemented filters to block content -- even simple filters to check MD5 sums of songs or metatags. That alone would not have solved their problem but it would have cleared a large chunk of pirated material off their network. On the other hand you have the f***ing RIAA who have done the equivalent of legal price-fixing for the last 15 years without so much as a 'please stop' from the federal government. I have no sympathy for that, since for any other business to do this... you would bring the BB, FTC, trade groups and numerous other bodies down on you. The RIAA is clearly abusing the system. So, if piracy is indeed hurting them so much, where did all our money go the last 15 years? Oh, thats right, exhorbitant parties amongst other things. Reality check, those have come to an end, and no amount of lawsuits against 12 year old kids will bring them back.
DVB IS satellite. DVB-T is terrestrial. Its all about the modulation system. Sorry.
Anyone at NAB two years ago would have seen this product at the Nokia stand in a mock-livingroom setting. I tried it at that time and was not at all impressed. It acted and felt like a glorified webtv.
No, because digital cable is a pay service and not free-to-air. Content and movie providers will not allow it, and any provider who would attempt to roll out such a device will instantly have their content culled. In the future, when content protection systems (no I won't use the DRM word) can guarantee rights all the way down to storage on the PVR device, then you may see a PC-based option. Until then, unfortunately, forget it.
Yeah but it requires you buy a HDTV tuner with Firewire output. So you are essentially purchasing the same thing as a ATSC tuner board and plugging it into a PC with firewire output. You can do all you describe on a PC with windows already. So that's nothing new. What is new is the broadcast protection flag and how it will be finally implemented. I personally wouldn't spend a whole lot of cash on hardware HD tuners with digital interfaces - one might find them not to be 'HDTV Ready' when the specs are finally ratified and implemented.
Now I can *finally* add support for my ATSC datacasting product to Linux. If you're in San Diego (KPBS), Washington DC (WETA), Kentucky (KET), or Michigan (Station name escapes me), you should be able to pick up this emergency information / weather imaging data feed.
The operative word is *a* safety system. I can't think of a single plant that relies 100% on 'computer' based monitoring and control. All have *multiple* redundant analog and manual measurement and control systems. What would really be cause for concern is if one of them announces to go 100% to computer-controlled monitoring/control/measurement.
(Funny though, after Microsoft themselves killed their HPC clamshell market and told the world HPC was dead and keyboardless pen-driven PDAs were the future.)
However, the new clamshells are still significantly overpriced when compared to devices in their category (compare to a Ipaq 2215 @ half the price). In the same breath you have Sony pushing devices such as the U101, which is a PDA-like laptop. Granted its 2x the price of the Clie clamshell, but it can run linux and is a fully fledged 'PC'. This race can't go on forever, and more manufacturers are making sub-laptop devices running desktop OS's. I predict that the lifespan of the clamshell Clie' is limited because of this, and it may not be a good buying decision unless you are a current Clie' user with hard-on for the product line.
The best current bets seem to be the Sony U101, Fujitsu 2120, Libretto L5, and JVC subnotes. Alternatively if you want the super-small form factor, go with the clamshell Zaurus. At least you have linux on it and are not left with a device that may die when discontinued!
I have the U101 and a HP 2215. I hardly use the 2215 as of late. Nothing beats being able to run the apps I use on the desktop on a smaller form factor. Nevermind the fact that Microsoft Pocket IE is totally useless.
If this is in fact a PC in a fancy case running Windows, DRM usage is completely understandable. Other console manufacturers have the capability to protect their investment using hardware. Either custom hardware, or hardware protection is used by all the (Gamecube's CD mechanism, Xbox's .xbe signing, etc.)
By these guys running a game console on something as easily 'hacked' as Windows (maybe they didn't have enough VC to fab a new system), one can understand why they have chosen to protect their investment using software DRM.
If it will work, who knows. I somehow doubt it.
The most interesting fact however is if they are using software protection due to a lack of VC, how pray tell will they compete with the big boys in terms of market penetration?
Too many unknowns == avoid at all costs?
The author rambles without actually making a definite point. But isn't that what most of these rambling articles do?
If copy protection (and prevention as is indirectly implied) of an intangible object is a crime, what about tangible objects? I should be able to apply his concept to music and movies sold in stores.
Problem is, that would result in a state of anarchy. Sort of contradicts his idea of a thriving society, doesn't it?