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Simple minds have simple thoughts.
The elected person who said that property is property and theft is theft shows the kind of thinking you're dealing with.

If you make a copy of a DVD you're stealing.

There is no possible for reason to make a copy aside from taking away revenue to the good, hard working folks in the entertainment industry. There is no possible way to make a copy without breaking the protections and thus violating the law.

I think we have to conclude that Congress is hopelessly ignorant.

The solution will come when the conglomerates that own record companies and studios decide that they have had enough of lost profits because of the attitudes of the executives in charge of those Divisions.
They will have to follow the procedure Stalin used for promoting Generals. Failed? Shoot 'im and get another. Darth Vader also used this drastic but effective policy, as you'll recall.

Even if all the lost souls currently working in the record and movie businesses have to get their chance, fail, and leave they will eventually get sensible executives.

Then, when nobody cares, it may be possible to win a court case or two and otherwise put on pressure until some restrictions are loosened. Your longstanding rights actually exist only if allowed.
Until then, the public will remain victims of stupidity.
Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 05/13/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Does Valentii get it? The law already allows copies!  oldskool | 05/13/04
Exactly..  el1jones | 05/13/04
great post...  ryusen | 05/13/04
re: Does Valentii get it?  cbradshaw@... | 05/13/04
If I kick down my own door am I a burglar?  Nigel Johnstone | 05/13/04
I forgot the BIOS password on my 10,000 PC.. reset it.. lock me up!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
But it is illegal to break into your own car  voska | 05/13/04
Otter is a Republican  RobertoSalazar | 05/13/04
he's a politician...  ryusen | 05/13/04
An ex-politician's testimony  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
Legalizes 'hacking'?  jdd48 | 05/13/04
Hey, Valenti- You were spot on with the VCR, too!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
AARRGGGG I'm falling!!  cybershoplifter | 05/13/04
Is this guy really this clueless ?  BitTwiddler | 05/13/04
He can't be  Chad_z | 05/13/04
He's a fat old failed luddite  Nigel Johnstone | 05/13/04
His last hurrah, so he doesn't care  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
If only...  Tim Patterson | 05/13/04
What I'm about to do should make Jacks skin crawl  voska | 05/13/04
Cool, but don't forget  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
What's realy being said.........  nite_w0lf | 05/13/04
Get some education first  voska | 05/13/04
I take it that you missed his demo to a congressional committee.  B.O.F.H. | 05/13/04
His Demo was useless  voska | 05/13/04
What DVD encryption actually does?  B.O.F.H. | 05/13/04
Read what jack Valenti has to say!  B.O.F.H. | 05/13/04
Read it, he's a crack pot alright  voska | 05/13/04
Absolutely right!  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
i think you need to rephrease that...  ryusen | 05/13/04
Simple minds have simple thoughts.  Anton Philidor | 05/13/04
Don't talk about Stalin, Bitty will get your post deleted  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
Speaking of "victims"  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
Congressman Butch Otter  carlhomsher@... | 05/13/04
Make the DMCA a win for consumers!!  cybershoplifter | 05/13/04
Does a "Climate of Terror" help sales?  cybershoplifter | 05/13/04
These idiots think they're gods  skinbasket | 05/13/04
DMCRA, Are we lucky?  Update victim | 05/13/04
Hooray, I think?  CobraA1 | 05/13/04
Just in time, too, for some RIAA tricks o' the trade  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
Sony 'Connect' a flop I think  Nigel Johnstone | 05/13/04
Sure can.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
Apples and oranges, Bits and Bytes  AbsolutelyNot | 05/13/04
Could be the reason for it  voska | 05/13/04
That's bullsh** line  voska | 05/13/04
blah blah blah PIRACY ROCKS!!!!!  cybershoplifter | 05/13/04
Nothing Like Panning For Attention  ParadigmOdyssey | 05/13/04
DMCA Does Not Explicitly Outlaw  ParadigmOdyssey | 05/13/04
It's all about money & power.  Zgeeman | 05/13/04

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