On 17/10/05, Ken Schneider
Yes but you cannot view a DVD without the correct software/hardware. And the analogy does not fit because first you are paying the movie studio for the DVD (which pays the actors, film studio's cut etc.) then you are paying to be able to view the DVD (codec licence). Everybody wants their piece of the pie.
-- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998
We can but hope that as Linux becomes more and more popular then the movie studios (presumably holding the rights to view) will see that if consumers are unable to view DVD's then they will not be selling them.... Thus, hopefully, they will ease up on the legal side of things..... perhaps..... -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== Take care. Kevan Farmer 34 Hill Street Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR