I agree. For my part I'm trying to attempt to liquidate my CD and DVD collection. Doesn't sound like much, but I'd like to generate some publicity for the part the Movie and Music industries are playing in these DRM-influenced initiatives. Trying to figure out the best way to go about this. 1 penny Ebay auctions. One day on a street corner here in Portland. Preston On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Ben Rosenberg wrote:
Then the FUD starts. " Well, if you don't have this type of hardware and your not running secure trusted software..how can we be sure who you and what you...how can the consumer protect themselves?"
If we start this seperate but equal crap like the did with African Americans before the civil rights movement we will be screwed, blued and tattoo...most likely a barcode on the forehead stating our 2nd class status. This is worse then misrepresenting your browser ident string so that all these pundits can say " LOOK! LOOK! Everyone uses IE so just get over it." Which is crap. We need to start voicing that these companies can't control us. If we let Microsoft, The RIAA and the rest of them control what we see and what we hear on their terms we might as well just go back in time and hand the book burning Nazi's the keys to the Kingdom..after all isn't that what they wanted to do?
No. I think this seperate but equal shite stinks. It smacks in the face of everything that was fought for in the last 60 years of the 20th century...and as has been said before. "Those who do not understand history are doomed to repeat it." Didn't we have enough of this with the stock market repeating the 1929 crash over the last year. Sheesh!
*NOTE* Don't mention anything about bad business models...tons of car makers, Utils and other such new technology companies did the same crap in the 1920's..and they paid just as dearly as the companies who fell in 2000 and since.
* Alex Daniloff (alex@daniloff.com) [020924 11:22]: ->You've missed a very important point in your imaginary adds. -> ->"This computer contains the Microsoft Palladium enhanced processor ->on which you can run only genue certified Microsoft Windows OS and ->Software." -> ->"This computer contains a processor without Microsoft Palladium ->limitations on which you can run all other non Microsoft Windows OS ->and Software." -> ->How about that? :) -> ->Alex -> ->------------------- ->> That would make for interesting marketing. ->> ->> "This computer contains the Microsoft Palladium inhanced processor." ->> ->> "This computer contains a processor without Microsoft Palladium ->limitations." ->> ->> Henry ->> ->> On Tuesday 24 September 2002 09:50, Alex Daniloff wrote: ->> > I don't mind if Hollywood implements ->> > that Palladium for an average Joe Blow ->> > who uses computer to browse adult web ->> > sites, play games and watch licensed DVDs. ->> > What is about all others who use computers ->> > as professionals for their day to day work? ->> > Why they have to be viewed as a bunch of dorks ->> > who only think about stealing somebody's ->> > copyrighted material? ->> > It looks very rude to me. ->> > Why they can't split processor development into two ->> > lines? ->> > First line M$ OS software specific with all this ->> > protection scam. ->> > Second line all other (Linux,Unix,BSD) OS specific without ->> > any limitations. ->> > ->> > Alex ->> > ->> > ->> > ->> > ------------------- ->> > ->> > > On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 21:33:34 -0400 ->> > > ->> > > gilson redrick
wrote: ->> > > > LinuxJournal, Oct.2002: Heather Mead, senior editor: "We are ->> > ->> > seeing more and ->> > ->> > > > more clearly that Hollywood has the money and the desire to ->turn ->> > ->> > the Internet ->> > ->> > > > into a super-regulated, privacy-invading, content-management ->> > ->> > system." ->> > ->> > > I think this is what Palladium is all about. They want to have ->> > ->> > something in each ->> > ->> > > computer that acts like a "cable-box" content lock. When cable ->> > ->> > modems ->> > ->> > > and fiber-optic home feeds become common-place, they want to ->> > > make sure you have to pay to view their content. I don't see ->why ->> > ->> > they ->> > ->> > > don't do this external to the computer in a separate blackbox. I ->> > ->> > guess ->> > ->> > > they figure that programmers are smart enough to decode any ->> > ->> > scrambling ->> > ->> > > scheme with their computers......so build the descrambler right ->into ->> > > each processor. I can see the FBI confiscating computers ->because ->> > > you have that "new Chinese processor" that allows you to watch ->> > ->> > first ->> > ->> > > run movies without paying. Just like they do now with illegal ->cable ->> > ->> > boxes. ->> -> ->-- ->Check the headers for your unsubscription address ->For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com ->Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com ->Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com -> -> -----=====-----=====-----=====-----=====----- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org -----=====-----=====-----=====-----=====----- "Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal" -AE
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