Posted by Doug Jacobs on 10/04/06 22:02

In alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 ViNNY <vinny@noemail.org> wrote:
> 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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