Posted by Loco Jones on 10/03/06 04:10

"Technobarbarian" <Technobarbarian-ztopzpam@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote...
< s n i p >
> > While the guy is pretty ignorant, he is right in that the media
> > companies are trying to take away our rights.
>
> What "rights" are they trying to take away from you?
> TB

Hmmm... let's see... the "media companies" are trying to over-turn, or at
least re-write, the Home Taping Act (ref: betamax decision)... they have
gone on record as being firmly opposed to the "first sale doctrine" (where
you can sell your purchased media on the secondary market)... and now, with
the plethora of DRM-crippled "product" being offered, they are trying to
restrict the right to listen/view at the consumer's convenience.

Sure, "consumer rights" have always been tenuous at best, but at least
people were allowed to enjoy their purchases as they saw fit... they could
share with friends without fear of reprisal, they could make back-up copies
of expensive media to take to the cottage, on a car trip, or any other
instance where the valuable original might be lost, or they could re-sell
those pricey "impulse purchases" if they so desired... but those days are
numbered - IF the Copyright Cartel gets their way.

People buy things so they can say "I own that (and I have the right to do
with it what I wish)" - but in the future, I suspect that will be changed
to "I rented that", or "I paid for a license for that once, but it
expired." Not someplace I want to find myself - ever. Do yourself a favour
and subscribe to the EFF newsletter - Global Corporatification is something
to be feared.

- Loco -
(Now Playing: And The House Fell Down - Elton John)

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