Posted by Technobarbarian on 10/05/06 03:20

"Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote in message
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> In alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 Technobarbarian
> <Technobarbarian-ztopzpam@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What "rights" are they trying to take away from you?
>
> How about my right to actually USE the media I bought?

If the license doesn't allow you to use the damn thing don't buy it.
How hard is that? Your rights haven't changed. As the technology changes the
licenses you buy are changing.
>
> How about my right to privacy?

If someone forced you to put this stuff on your machine you might have a
point. If you make an agreement to give up privacy rights it's a personal
choice and not a loss of rights.

>
> How about my rights regarding not having companies disable/destroy my
> hardware?

This is a nice red herring. If anything that incident confirmed and
strengthened your rights.
>
> If the RIAA had its way, you'd have to _BUY_ different copies of music for
> each and every different player you had in your house. No, you wouldn't
> be allowed to make a copy of a CD for you to take in your car. No you
> couldn't make personal mix-discs. No, you couldn't rip the CD to MP3 for
> your MP3 player(s). No, you couldn't buy/sell used CDs. No, you couldn't
> lend your music to a friend, or even play it on his equipment.

And if you were stupid enough to buy this license you would deserve
what you got.
>
> Does that sound good to you? I hope so, because that's what DRM is
> attempting to accomplish.

How much DRM do you think I buy? Idiots who buy stuff they don't like
deserve what they get.

TB

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