There's a hole in your argument.
I agree that most people don't want to buy shit... but studios *do* lose money from black-market DVDs. In that light, copy protection makes more sense.
That's not a terribly realistic viewpoint.
The licensure system both helps prevent crimes by taxi drivers and punishes them, because there are serious repercussions for drivers who violate the regulations. Drivers can lose their licenses, in addition to facing criminal charges. Because each license has a number, it's easier to track the perpetrator. Each cab is returned to a base at the end of the shift, where fares, mileage, etc. are cataloged. A hole in the cab inventory is investigated.
"Gypsy" cabs are more dangerous than licensed taxis and car services because their drivers can be virtually untrackable. The cars may not be driven by their owners (and the same is true of licensed cabs, but at least the cab itself has a trackable owner who will be held responsible). Gypsy cabs also are not returned to a base at the end of the day -- which means they can be far more easily hidden or destroyed than yellow cabs and licensed car service cars.
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I was replying to "HDCP requried by DVD spec," which you can find by clicking the "parent" link below my post.
I honestly don't know how the DVD creators make their DVDs; I only know that there is a huge black market here in NYC for illegally copied DVDs.
There's a hole in your argument. I agree that most people don't want to buy shit ... but studios *do* lose money from black-market DVDs. In that light, copy protection makes more sense.
That's not a terribly realistic viewpoint. The licensure system both helps prevent crimes by taxi drivers and punishes them, because there are serious repercussions for drivers who violate the regulations. Drivers can lose their licenses, in addition to facing criminal charges. Because each license has a number, it's easier to track the perpetrator. Each cab is returned to a base at the end of the shift, where fares, mileage, etc. are cataloged. A hole in the cab inventory is investigated. "Gypsy" cabs are more dangerous than licensed taxis and car services because their drivers can be virtually untrackable. The cars may not be driven by their owners (and the same is true of licensed cabs, but at least the cab itself has a trackable owner who will be held responsible). Gypsy cabs also are not returned to a base at the end of the day -- which means they can be far more easily hidden or destroyed than yellow cabs and licensed car service cars.