"Flexplay's proprietary process makes a DVD unreadable by the DVD player's laser beam after a pre-determined time period lapses. At the end of the viewing window, the Flexplay DVD has turned from red to black."
I figured that the laser beam itself deteriorated the DVD. I thought that viewing window was the time you were watching the DVD.
Anyway, I'd not let that stuff they put in it enter in my DVD player. Might be bad. And that is not misinformative, it's speculative.
Then another "visionary" will say "let's apply it to software !".
Imagine the customer : "Damn! I can't save, I burned the menu the last time I used it !"
But seriously, I'd really not be surprise if Bill G. was thinking about using this technique. Software that only install once, after the CD is worthless.
In Canda it's 4$CAN (3$US). You can often get 2-for-the-price-of-1-deals and bring-it-back-on-the-same-day-get-another free deals (doesn't apply if you bring back the new movie on the same day).
Pay more, get less. When you rent a DVD you can watch it how often as you wish during the day you rent it. With their technology, once you saw something, it is gone forever.
If you liked a scene, there is no way you can go back and watch it again. There no "ok, I'll restart it, let's go back a few seconds to remember where we were), no "huh? did I really saw what I think I saw ? Let's go back to check it out."
Also, that's not the case for the majority of you but when I rent a movie, I almost listen it in english and then other people will listen it in french.
You should not use the wording "intellectual property", it is too broad to have a clear meaning.
Instead, use the appropriate word from the following : copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret.
Do I forgot one ?
Man, it is crazy how much seeing SCO bashed by IBM's lawyers can teach you about the legal system;-)
Indeed. How many time did you told a friend that he should use mozilla or something else that don't auto-execute viruses in the mail they receive.
"Yeah but Outlook is already installed..."
Is it difficult to install Mozilla ? No at all. Is it safer, definitively yes. Is it more user friendly, sure. Does it have more functionalities, you bet. Does it crash less often (almost never), still true.
But they don't use it because it's not already installed.
Conclusion : Average computer users will use any crap that is already on it's computer no matter what the alternatives may be.
P.S.: Currently, average Linux users are not average computer users.
I agree. It is clear for me that you can do whatever you want on your property.
Saying otherwise is like saying I am not bound by the GPL I'll do whatever I'll want. Ok, there's one company that is doing that but that's another story.
If you are not happy with the rights the owner of a project gave you, there is an alternative : Start your own from scratch !
It should also be noted that communism is about divising ressources and Free Software about multiplying because when you give software, there is more, not less.
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My error, I misinterpreted the following text :
"Flexplay's proprietary process makes a DVD unreadable by the DVD player's laser beam after a pre-determined time period lapses. At the end of the viewing window, the Flexplay DVD has turned from red to black."
I figured that the laser beam itself deteriorated the DVD. I thought that viewing window was the time you were watching the DVD.
Anyway, I'd not let that stuff they put in it enter in my DVD player. Might be bad. And that is not misinformative, it's speculative.
Imagine the customer : "Damn! I can't save, I burned the menu the last time I used it !"
But seriously, I'd really not be surprise if Bill G. was thinking about using this technique. Software that only install once, after the CD is worthless.
In Canda it's 4$CAN (3$US). You can often get 2-for-the-price-of-1-deals and bring-it-back-on-the-same-day-get-another free deals (doesn't apply if you bring back the new movie on the same day).
Pay more, get less. When you rent a DVD you can watch it how often as you wish during the day you rent it. With their technology, once you saw something, it is gone forever. If you liked a scene, there is no way you can go back and watch it again. There no "ok, I'll restart it, let's go back a few seconds to remember where we were), no "huh? did I really saw what I think I saw ? Let's go back to check it out." Also, that's not the case for the majority of you but when I rent a movie, I almost listen it in english and then other people will listen it in french.
What can they do about people outside USA ? They can't use the DMCA but copyright laws are present almost everywhere.
You should not use the wording "intellectual property", it is too broad to have a clear meaning. Instead, use the appropriate word from the following : copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret. Do I forgot one ? Man, it is crazy how much seeing SCO bashed by IBM's lawyers can teach you about the legal system ;-)
The court already ruled that ISPs AREN'T common carrier. It is said in a previous post.
Indeed. How many time did you told a friend that he should use mozilla or something else that don't auto-execute viruses in the mail they receive.
"Yeah but Outlook is already installed..."
Is it difficult to install Mozilla ? No at all. Is it safer, definitively yes. Is it more user friendly, sure. Does it have more functionalities, you bet. Does it crash less often (almost never), still true.
But they don't use it because it's not already installed.
Conclusion : Average computer users will use any crap that is already on it's computer no matter what the alternatives may be.
P.S.: Currently, average Linux users are not average computer users.
M$ user also tell us that their system just work. Yeah right...
I agree. It is clear for me that you can do whatever you want on your property. Saying otherwise is like saying I am not bound by the GPL I'll do whatever I'll want. Ok, there's one company that is doing that but that's another story. If you are not happy with the rights the owner of a project gave you, there is an alternative : Start your own from scratch !
No, they don't rename anything.
Many people here (Quebec / Canada) have no clue what Outlook mean but they do use it because it's from Microsoft.
It should also be noted that communism is about divising ressources and Free Software about multiplying because when you give software, there is more, not less.
And label us as 'commies' ? ;-)