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That is the problem in a nut shell. "A" friend is fine and within the copyright law and fair use rulings. Millions of friends however is not, regardless of the system used. In TiVo's case, they elected to place limitations on what may be done with their hardware to support copyright and the owners of the copyright. Some would say they have acted responsibly and found a halfway point. Of course there is the fact no one is forcing anyone to buy a TiVo unit. If enough people find it's features agreeable, they will do well, if not, they won't. That is as it should be.

I do not find it surprising that you mention Linux. In my experience those that believe in open source tend to believe in open everything. In their opinion no one should ever have any right to IP under any condition. Fortunately their opinion is in the very tiny minority.
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DRM Garbage  alricsca | 01/03/05
That seems to be a popular view with crooks.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/03/05
Oh, Ok..So If You Use Freevo  itanalyst | 01/03/05
A friend?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/03/05
Gross overstatement  Mack DaNife | 01/04/05
Your argument falls upon itself.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
Your point is debatable...  Mack DaNife | 01/04/05
Debate is good...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
A million friend is legal too  voska | 01/04/05
Sorry but no...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
1 friend 100,000,000 friends  voska | 01/04/05
Awfully presumptuous.  Mack DaNife | 01/04/05
Windows only??  nomorems | 01/03/05
Too little, too late, too drm bad.  gordon@... | 01/03/05
Great post  Mack DaNife | 01/04/05
Huh? Looks like their sales are doing fine.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
I've heard thier sales dropping big time  voska | 01/04/05
TiVO is doomed  tic swayback | 01/04/05
Only if you're totally clueless.  gordon@... | 01/04/05
Don't trust these companies  tic swayback | 01/04/05
The problem in your argument.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
Only if it is thier property  voska | 01/04/05
STOP right there...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/05
Powers of Congress versus Powers of corporations  tic swayback | 01/04/05
No problem whatsoever in my argument (not mine, really)  tic swayback | 01/04/05

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