Posted by ViNNY on 10/04/06 19:36

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.

What if that was the only kind of chair in the world? Would you rather
be without?

-Vin

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