DVD DRM row sparks user rebellion

[Douglas Troy]

That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard in my life! The kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage! [^] :rolleyes:

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[dighn]

I agree. They are fighting the wrong people and forcing them into a very difficult position. I hope digg doesn't get too screwed over this.

[Jon Sagara]

While this "rebellion" was taking place last night, all I could think of was this[^].

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[Richard Andrew x64]

The nerve of people who think that they are entitled to have HD movies for free is very much like the illegal aliens who think they are entitled to U.S. citizenship simply because they made it across the border.

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[Jim Crafton]

Once I got to "Attempts to gag the blogosphere", and finished pumping the remains of my stomach, I promptly moved on. The blogosphere. A dumber name I can't think of.

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[Jim Crafton]

Hilarious! :)

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[dighn]

I thought it was about being able to play legally purchased movies without having to pay for new hardware simply to comply with some DRM scheme that offers no tangible benefit to consumers. I hardly ever watch movies though, let alone buying DRM-ridden stuff, so I might be wrong about that.

[Patrick Etc]

Richie308 wrote:

The nerve of people who think that they are entitled to have HD movies for free is very much like the illegal aliens who think they are entitled to U.S. citizenship simply because they made it across the border.

The issue over the DRM key has nothing to do with wanting the disc for free - it has to do with wanting to watch the movie YOU BOUGHT on a device other than the DVD player the content producers tell you you can play it on. Thus, the big row over iTunes and iPod lockin and why Steve Jobs is pushing the music industry to sell music online without DRM.

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[Michael Dunn]

Richie308 wrote:

people who think that they are entitled to have HD movies for free

That's what RIAA and MPAA want you to think. Removing DRM != stealing

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[Richard Andrew x64]

Michael Dunn wrote:

That's what RIAA and MPAA want you to think. Removing DRM != stealing

So I guess you won't mind at all if I remove any and all limitations from PimpFish, and freely distribute it to whomever I please for no charge and with no compensation to you. Plus, I'll have your complete blessing to reverse engineer it, and include its functionality in MY application, also with no compensation to you.

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[Jim Crafton]

I see you've learned you're debating skillz on Slashdot. Clever stuff :)

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[Shog9 0]

So now stealing == "anything you don't want to happen"? Fantastic! :rolleyes:

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[Richard Andrew x64]

No, I've just exposed the double standard of some people who make their livings via intellectual property, yet who disrespect the IP rights of others.

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[Richard Andrew x64]

No, I've just exposed the double standard of some people who make their livings via intellectual property, yet who disrespect the IP rights of others.

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[Jim Crafton]

Congratulations! You've learned the classic techniques of "Cut and Paste". Welcome to the Windows Power User's club!

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[Vega02]

It seems that there are two arguments here. 1. I want to exercise my fair use rights to enjoy the media that I have purchased in the privacy of my own home in the manner of my choosing. 2. I want to distribute and download copyrighted materials on the 'Net without compensation to the copyright holders. The problem is that most people believe that (1) should be legal, but the DMCA makes it illegal. (2) has already been illegal for a very long time - even before the DMCA. The RIAA / MPAA are trying to link (1) and (2) together - they want the people who want (1) to be treated like the criminals who want (2). They do this by saying that (1) invariably leads to (2). Of course, there is ample evidence that the conclusion the RIAA / MPAA try to draw is false. One such source follows. We developed a data set of 312 popular movies and located one or more samples of 183 of these movies on file sharing networks, for a total of 285 movie samples. 77% of these samples appear to have been leaked by industry insiders. Most of our samples appeared on file sharing networks prior to their official consumer DVD release date. Indeed, of the movies that had been released on DVD as of the time of our study, only 5% first appeared after their DVD release date on a web site that indexes file sharing networks, indicating that consumer DVD copying currently represents a relatively minor factor compared with insider leaks. Source: http://lorrie.cranor.org/pubs/drm03.html[^] So, using this logic in the argument that you gave, you'd be free to use PimpFish however you want provided you pay for it. However, that still does not give you a license to freely distribute it - that would still be considered copyright infringement.

[Shog9 0]

Richie308 wrote:

No, I've just exposed the double standard of some people who make their livings via intellectual property, yet who disrespect the IP rights of others.

Must've missed that post. I saw one where you equated the removal of onerous usage restrictions with stealing, and another where you launched into a sarcastic tirade after Mike pointed out the obvious flaw in your initial post... Perhaps you'd care to post a link to the conspicuously missing response you allude to?

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[Richard Andrew x64]

I never once used the word stealing. That was YOUR word. My point is that anything you do that breaks the license agreement ( including stripping DRM ) is illegal and unethical. And it's disappointing that someone who makes his living from intellectual property should be so flip when dealing with other people's IP rights.

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[Richard Andrew x64]

Vega02 wrote:

So, using this logic in the argument that you gave, you'd be free to use PimpFish however you want provided you pay for it.

This is where you are wrong. Because once I do pay for PimpFish, I am still bound by the license agreement. And if the license agreement states that I am not to remove any technical limitations, then I would be wrong to do so. I think some people grasp at straws to find any rationale they can in order to make it OK to dishonor the IP rights of others.

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[Shog9 0]

Richie308 wrote:

I never once used the word stealing. That was YOUR word.

Kewl! My own word! ;P Ok, fair 'nuff - you said, "The nerve of people who think that they are entitled to have HD movies for free [...some irrelevant rant about immigration]" Last i checked, removing DRM doesn't give you free HD movies either.

Richie308 wrote:

My point is that anything you do that breaks the license agreement ( including stripping DRM ) is illegal and unethical.

I have yet to sign any agreements when buying movies. Over the years, i've spent a lot of time and money trying to actually play those movies, when the hardware or software wasn't up to the task. Heck, i once spent an entire weekend swapping out hardware, patching software, updating drivers, and finally resorting to low-level firmware hacking... just to watch a movie that i'd paid for. Why? Because someone, somewhere, was so afraid that i was going to record the thing onto VHS tapes that major portions of my display hardware needed to be locked down while playing movies, including the portions that actually display the damn movie. Needless to say, this fact was not noted anywhere on box or documentation for the video hardware, software, or movie itself. So yeah, wanna talk unethical? Go find the jerk who thought it'd be funny to sell me an unplayable disc and claim it was a movie.

Richie308 wrote:

And it's disappointing that someone who makes his living from intellectual property should be so flip when dealing with other people's IP rights.

Are you talking about Mike, or me? 'Cause Mike wasn't flippant. And if i'm disappointing you, then prepare yourself for an awful lot of disappointment - you're matching me flip-for-flip easily...

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--Raymond Chen on MSDN