DRM *IS* retarded. However, there's no way Real can magically make the RIAA change their mind to allow non-DRM sales. Place the blame for DRM where it belongs.
I have no problem opening multiple copies. I'm on Windows XP, using Firefox 1.0 using 2 monitors. I can CTRL+N to my little heart's content and have as many copies as I want and drag them to whichever window I want.
My car stereo not only plays MP3 CDs, but also has a LINE-IN right on the front. MP3 player? No problem. Tape player? Check. Whatever other gadget I wanna connect? Can-do.
I was just about sold on Snapstream, but now I'm leaning toward SageTV. Of course, the nice thing about sage is that they have a 15 day free trial.:) (I couldn't see a trial of Snapstream.)
I'm just waiting for my Hauppauge pvr-150 to arrive to try it out.
You're talking about MMORPG's then? Or are you whining about the EULA update (which no one has actually posted -- instead referring to a summary translated from some non-English site)?
Well, actually, RIAA is more equivalent to Vivendi and their requirement for a CD in the drive even for this online-validated game.
That's right, people who buy the CD in the store not only have to submit to Steam authentication, they have to have the CD in the drive to play. (Securom if you care.)
Valve is the music artist in this example. They're creating a way to get around the middleman using technology. Seems like a good enough plan to me.
Vivendi is the RIAA trying to preserve the old way of doing things at the expense of the customer. (And failing miserably at it I might add. Vivendi Universal Games is in a death spiral right now.)
The majority (all?) of these particular users had tried to use 1 stolen/hacked key. You can argue that someone hacked your computer and inserted that key into your account, but we're really passing the realm of believability at that point.
Considering the game cost OVER $40,000,000 to develop, I think $50 is a fair price.
Now, I DO have to question certain web-based forums that cost $100+ that are developed by a single developer over a year's time. Total cost -- what, $100,000 perhaps?
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DRM *IS* retarded. However, there's no way Real can magically make the RIAA change their mind to allow non-DRM sales. Place the blame for DRM where it belongs.
Uh since when is controlling what software is put on consumer hardware a good thing for the consumer?
As noted numerous times in this thread, if Microsoft did this, everyone would hate them. Since it's Apple though, it's somehow all right?
You seem to think that Real hacked into Apple's DRM.
Nooo. (Said in Bill Engval voice.)
All they did was come up with a COMPATIBLE DRM for their own music.
Two?
Check the cover of the book.
She.
I've never noticed nerdy/geeky girls having any trouble finding sex if they want it. Guys don't seem to mind so much.
I have no problem opening multiple copies.
I'm on Windows XP, using Firefox 1.0 using 2 monitors.
I can CTRL+N to my little heart's content and have as many copies as I want and drag them to whichever window I want.
You should have taken a deeper look at the article.
Basics should be a given. You shouldn't have to specify them.
My car stereo not only plays MP3 CDs, but also has a LINE-IN right on the front. MP3 player? No problem. Tape player? Check. Whatever other gadget I wanna connect? Can-do.
Newsflash: In corporate AMERICA, English is required learning.
Newsflash 2: People who speak English as a second language are often better at correct grammar then native English-speakers.
Write and complain. Only way they'll get the message.
Who would WANT to record that much crap? Ignoring storage space considerations, there just isn't that much worth watching on TV.
On-demand TV is more likely to be the eventual solution.
You can view all 3 online. I "printed" mine to a .PDF file for future viewing.
I was just about sold on Snapstream, but now I'm leaning toward SageTV. Of course, the nice thing about sage is that they have a 15 day free trial. :) (I couldn't see a trial of Snapstream.)
I'm just waiting for my Hauppauge pvr-150 to arrive to try it out.
You're talking about MMORPG's then?
Or are you whining about the EULA update (which no one has actually posted -- instead referring to a summary translated from some non-English site)?
And yet, having played both games through till the end, he's right on. (IMHO of course)
Read the official forums. (Except they seem to be slashdotted at the moment.)
Primarily, they banned people who had (as part of the warez process) entered a certain CD key into steam.
Contracts. You think Vivendi would let them sell it cheaper (where Viv is cut out) then retail (where Viv gets most of the profits?
You may find a few low price spots, but the general retail price is about $55.
Well, actually, RIAA is more equivalent to Vivendi and their requirement for a CD in the drive even for this online-validated game.
That's right, people who buy the CD in the store not only have to submit to Steam authentication, they have to have the CD in the drive to play. (Securom if you care.)
Valve is the music artist in this example. They're creating a way to get around the middleman using technology. Seems like a good enough plan to me.
Vivendi is the RIAA trying to preserve the old way of doing things at the expense of the customer. (And failing miserably at it I might add. Vivendi Universal Games is in a death spiral right now.)
The majority (all?) of these particular users had tried to use 1 stolen/hacked key. You can argue that someone hacked your computer and inserted that key into your account, but we're really passing the realm of believability at that point.
Considering the game cost OVER $40,000,000 to develop, I think $50 is a fair price.
Now, I DO have to question certain web-based forums that cost $100+ that are developed by a single developer over a year's time. Total cost -- what, $100,000 perhaps?
CRT's don't have native resolutions, only max resolution.
LCD's don't have geometry.
Look up what other crimes carry a 3 year prison sentence and see if you think the crimes are comparable.
No, it allows for skipping of objectionable material. It prohibits skipping of commercials.
What comes next in the outlawing of our legitimate fair-use rights?
Not next. It's included in this bill.
Holy cow, that sounds exactly like what Valve did!
Maybe you should get an updated device driver.