Of course the flipside to this is, because I have been disappointed with so many games in the past, I dont buy them any more until I have had a chance to rent them for the weekend. If it's a good game I want to play it much longer than the rental time and buy it.
Under Australian law you haven't even bought "content". You haven't even bought the right to view content. All you have bought is a peice of plastic.
This is because the information on the cd is not a physical object, it is worthless and cant really be sold. As an australian you freedom-of-information rights allready allow you access to the information, at no cost.
You need this access because as a parent you are legally responsable for the viewing habits of your children. If you werent allowed to preview the object in question fully, then how could you let your children watch it?
You are specifically entitled to use this "content" for satire. Ie, you are allowed to reference the material as you mock it. (we australians LOVE to mock)
You are entitled to obtain copies, for your records, if you feel the need to make formal complaints about it.
In short, the information on the cd is worthless, you are only paying for the plastic disk and the packaging.
Where is everyone getting this conflicting data from?
I read up on our copyright law just a few months ago....And it wasnt too bad...I am allowed to copy anything i like for a "non-profit" use. I can give out FREE copies to friends, as long as i dont limit the ability of the original copyright holder to sell his product. The issue was looked at again by the governor general just a few monhts ago, and the report i read from his office says he sees no need to change the law to make copying illegal.
I for one am going to keep downloading on my P2P system.
They can take me to court over it if they like....but i see it as legal and i will continue to download.
As for DRM, there ARE laws forbidding orginisations from selling faulty goods, which explicitly state that goods can not contain additional clauses or charges.
We have consurer right laws here that forbid this type of "boobytrapping" If you live in australia and purchass a DRM encoded CD you should return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Howard never got the votes to be re elected last time. He was elected on "preference" votes. Who did the greens give their votes to when they failed to get a majority? You may well have voted howard in after all.
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Isnt flaming people you have never met and calling them smacktards the reason we invented the internet in the first place?
Of course the flipside to this is, because I have been disappointed with so many games in the past, I dont buy them any more until I have had a chance to rent them for the weekend. If it's a good game I want to play it much longer than the rental time and buy it.
Under Australian law you haven't even bought "content". You haven't even bought the right to view content. All you have bought is a peice of plastic. This is because the information on the cd is not a physical object, it is worthless and cant really be sold. As an australian you freedom-of-information rights allready allow you access to the information, at no cost. You need this access because as a parent you are legally responsable for the viewing habits of your children. If you werent allowed to preview the object in question fully, then how could you let your children watch it? You are specifically entitled to use this "content" for satire. Ie, you are allowed to reference the material as you mock it. (we australians LOVE to mock) You are entitled to obtain copies, for your records, if you feel the need to make formal complaints about it. In short, the information on the cd is worthless, you are only paying for the plastic disk and the packaging.
Where is everyone getting this conflicting data from? I read up on our copyright law just a few months ago....And it wasnt too bad...I am allowed to copy anything i like for a "non-profit" use. I can give out FREE copies to friends, as long as i dont limit the ability of the original copyright holder to sell his product. The issue was looked at again by the governor general just a few monhts ago, and the report i read from his office says he sees no need to change the law to make copying illegal. I for one am going to keep downloading on my P2P system. They can take me to court over it if they like....but i see it as legal and i will continue to download. As for DRM, there ARE laws forbidding orginisations from selling faulty goods, which explicitly state that goods can not contain additional clauses or charges. We have consurer right laws here that forbid this type of "boobytrapping" If you live in australia and purchass a DRM encoded CD you should return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Howard never got the votes to be re elected last time. He was elected on "preference" votes. Who did the greens give their votes to when they failed to get a majority? You may well have voted howard in after all.
But can they punch a hole in a tank?