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Or the tech companies will flex their muscle
---I think companies are releasing both technologies because they make money. I can't see anyone stopping selling CD or DVD recorders just because some 13 year olds are copying music online. There is just too much of a market for it, and deep down they (the industry) know that this cpoying isn't really hurting their bottom line. They just want to trick us into thinking that it is.---

The question is whether the tech companies are stupid enough to go along with this. They're a much bigger, much more powerful industry than the entertainment industry. They should have much more clout with Congress. But for some reason, they're buckling under and crippling their own products, offering their customers less than they have given them in the past.

It's not like the MPAA is all of a sudden going to stop releasing movies on DVD if the tech companies do away with copy protection. The MPAA makes more money from video releases than from box office ticket sales. Are they going to walk away from more than half of their income? No way, they'll just suck it up and continue to get rich.

---Which can only mean the most wondrous boon to the homemade porn industry---

Yeah, but do you really want to take that with you and watch it on the bus?
Posted by: tic swayback   Posted on: 01/07/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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What am I missing here  Squawkbox | 01/07/05
Canceling each other out  tic swayback | 01/07/05
heavyhanded tactics will kill the entertainment industry  Jeff Spicoli | 01/07/05
Or the tech companies will flex their muscle  tic swayback | 01/07/05
I was going to remark...  Michael Kelly | 01/07/05
Someone must walk away, or the technology dies  tic swayback | 01/07/05
PRECISELY and elegantly expressed Tic  Squawkbox | 01/07/05
Re: What am I missing here  P. Douglas | 01/07/05
Scope of DRM ???  low-life | 01/07/05
Might be tough  tic swayback | 01/07/05
Really? I did not know that.  Squawkbox | 01/07/05
Who is the market for this technology  alterego_z | 01/07/05
Good point  Squawkbox | 01/07/05
That's why I think...  Michael Kelly | 01/07/05
Are you going to want to whip out a tablet on the bus?  tic swayback | 01/07/05
A tablet isn't THAT big  Michael Kelly | 01/07/05
But it's bigger than an iPod  tic swayback | 01/07/05
Watching Videos On Small Screen Devices is Okay  P. Douglas | 01/07/05
It's not real great though  tic swayback | 01/07/05
But it has potential  dave95 | 01/08/05
Innovation  Sunny Jalolly | 01/07/05

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