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Posted by wolfing1 on 10/12/06 17:14
Doug Jacobs wrote:
> In alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 ViNNY <vinny@noemail.org> wrote:
>
> > It's actually more like if you rented the chair, and then tried to use
> > it in a way not permitted by the rental agreement.
>
> Well, then would you bother renting a chair where the rental agreement
> detailed such things like:
> * Where the chair could be placed, and once placed, could never be moved.
> * Forbids you "modifying" the chair in any fashion - such as putting a
> cushion on it.
> * Only allows you to sit on the chair - not your friends or family, only
> you.
> * Insists that if you want to sit in a different room, you MUST rent
> another chair specifically for that room.
> * Allows the rental company to come into your house - by whatever means
> the company deems necessary - to inspect their chair.
>
> That's exactly the sort of things the media companies hope to accomplish
> with DRM.
Oh! and we forgot. When you 'rent' the chair, the rental company can,
without your knowledge or conscent, install wireless security cameras
in your house that interfere with your wireless phone signal and
wireless network, only to make sure that you are following the rules
about the chair. Removing these cameras would of course ruin your
electrical grid.
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