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If movie and music people want to insist that they're selling "access" to the music on the CD or DVD then they should replace all damaged CD's and DVD's for free/cost. If they refuse to do that then they should have no right to restrict the creation of equivalent backup copies.
Posted by: Robert Crocker   Posted on: 03/28/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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"Simple" solution  Robert Crocker | 03/28/06
Ooh! Ooh! Get Ford to sign onto that please!  Justin James | 03/28/06
Must not compare IP to tangible objects.  george_ou | 03/28/06
Need to qualify that  george_ou | 03/29/06
You don't license to hear, you license to copy  voska | 03/30/06
Actually, you don't need a licence to install software  CobraA1 | 03/31/06
Whoosh! That one went right over jmjames' head...!  jinko | 03/29/06
Also remember you don't have kids  george_ou | 03/29/06
The AmEx ad  Robert Crocker | 03/29/06
Oh Yeah!  D-cat | 04/01/06
In Canada...  ju1ce | 03/29/06
You guys got taxes for everything  george_ou | 03/29/06
It doesn't bother me or any other Canadian George...  ju1ce | 03/29/06
Note to ZDNET... Allow the ability to edit a post (NT)  ju1ce | 03/29/06
What if you have no intention of copying music  george_ou | 03/29/06
Interesting you say that..  ju1ce | 03/29/06
That's nuts  george_ou | 03/29/06
Actually, It bothers me....  Someguy2 | 03/29/06
It bothers me!  voska | 03/30/06
We have a tax on all blank media  zmud | 03/29/06
Blank Media Tax in US  big red one | 03/30/06
The tax is goofy  Bill4 | 03/30/06
Can you buy the data CDs?  voska | 03/30/06
Bill3, the cd's are different  tic swayback | 03/30/06
Were these out before the PC burners?  voska | 03/30/06
They're meant as stereo components  tic swayback | 03/30/06
too late  shraven | 03/31/06
We already got one  lengua99 | 04/01/06
Wrong  voska | 03/30/06
Netflix is not the problem?  cyber-shoplifter | 03/30/06
Missed the point.  bsselman | 03/30/06
yes and no  shraven | 03/31/06
Not even close to the same.  shraven | 03/31/06
DRM is stupid, wrong, expensive, unnecessary and defeatable  Wayne T | 03/28/06
Uh, Wayne...  Anthony Volpe | 03/29/06
Huh?  nelson.robert@... | 03/29/06
DRM means you buy more  voska | 03/30/06
You forgot Pop Up ads [text inside]  BlazeEagle | 03/29/06
If it gets in the way, I will bypass it.  madmike13 | 03/28/06
theft  Eduardo_z | 03/28/06
How is that different from...  Justin James | 03/29/06
The Analog Holes that stole the IE Holes fun  zdnet reader | 03/29/06
Good article George, One mistake though....  tic swayback | 03/29/06
Thanks for the note, but that still stinks  george_ou | 03/29/06
Fair enough  tic swayback | 03/29/06
I could swear they do...  ju1ce | 03/29/06
Windows doesn't keep 3rd party applications from running  george_ou | 03/29/06
LOL  V-Train | 03/29/06
Rose colored glasses  tic swayback | 03/29/06
Word vs WordPerfect.  Letophoro | 03/30/06
Windows doesn't keep 3rd party applications from running  Protagonistic | 03/30/06
George is right people  Bill4 | 03/30/06
George  zkiwi | 03/30/06
Congrats on achieving negative credibility...  MacCanuck | 03/30/06
The InCREDIBLE MicroSoft.  D-cat | 04/01/06
Bill3--he's actually wrong  tic swayback | 03/30/06
Hey, they're letting me reply!  Bill4 | 03/30/06
Microsoft application compatability  RobBrown | 03/29/06
What? Microsoft has done that  voska | 03/30/06
Good article. Unfortunately...  Anti_Zealot | 03/29/06
There is another myth...  Everq | 03/29/06
While true both are criminal  voska | 03/30/06
Excellent article! Copying is as easy as....  hawkeyeaz1 | 03/29/06
Language is Thought  aminorex | 03/30/06
The Analog Hole  Dave 628 | 03/30/06
Well, think about it...  John Zern | 03/30/06
Holy Grail  TonyMcS | 03/30/06
I can see it now:  shraven | 03/31/06
The Funny Part Is...  blunderdog | 03/31/06
it's all about $ and fair use.  ima big pirate | 03/31/06
How paranoid...  becksdark | 03/31/06

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