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I have long argued that the studios, game makers, etcetera have opened the door and it is only a matter of time before consumer advocates get one of these judges to order the creation of a disk exchange system.

If users are restricted by law from backing up the media they have purchased by the distributors of that media, then it logically follows that the distributors have assumed the responsibility for replacing defective disks.

Eventually one of these cases will be heard by a judge who has personal experience how fragile CD/DVDs are and he will order the distributors to impliment a free media exchange system for bad disks. Then we will hear the studios really howl, if they think piracy is expensive wait till they get the bill for media exchange.

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Live On!  rdwhitti | 06/15/04
Backups?  d_jedi | 06/15/04
No way  Levelhead | 06/16/04
Confusion  SC-man | 06/16/04
Safe place?  ykpauha@... | 06/16/04
backup  Levelhead | 06/16/04
backup  SC-man | 06/16/04
So since YOU don't ever have a need for it...  James T. Kirk | 06/16/04
I never used to back up my CDs or DVDs  voska | 06/16/04
practiced or not...  ryusen | 06/16/04
Now let's see..  d_jedi | 06/16/04
Mandatory exchange  bjornafreeman@... | 06/16/04
Not a chance  James T. Kirk | 06/16/04
Slowly but surely killing fair use  CobraA1 | 06/16/04
This reminds me my old C-64 days  Mr Conductor | 06/16/04
HOW ELSE DO I PROTECT MY INVESTMENT?!?  xunil skcor | 06/16/04
Well...  James T. Kirk | 06/16/04
Ah....  James T. Kirk | 06/16/04
Then I expect DVD price drop by 50% so I can buy 2 (NT)  voska | 06/16/04
Re: HOW ELSE DO I PROTECT MY INVESTMENT?!?  btonesr | 06/24/04
a GOOD reason for "back-up copies".  ima big pirate | 06/16/04
Buwahahaha, Someone named ima big pirate crying about fair use.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
no more than your handle *heh* (nt)  ryusen | 06/16/04
Consumers sue back  FilledOut | 06/16/04
Righty Deserved  Brian | 06/16/04
common sense approach? Imagine that!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
Come on!  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
Rant all you want, it doesn't matter.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
Please see my post below "Not Me"  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
excepting for the fact that they are deny us a legal right  ryusen | 06/16/04
Depends on the company  voska | 06/16/04
The problem is..  d_jedi | 06/16/04
Time for a lawsuit  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
You are proof positive of that!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
PLEASE, read my posts more carefully  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
My bad, I apologize.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
The world is full of morons  voska | 06/16/04
Absolutely  Mike Hunt | 06/16/04
OT gun control...  ryusen | 06/16/04
I agree  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
Not entirely true  voska | 06/16/04
Question  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
Oh yeah, almost forgot  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
FACT: In OZ, no firearms DOES = lower gun crime!  Oz_dart_z | 07/25/04
Now, on the completely unrelated issue of gun control..  d_jedi | 06/16/04
Unrelated indeed  Spoon Jabber | 06/17/04
Come on, pull your head out of the sand people.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
Not me!  Spoon Jabber | 06/16/04
Think of it like this  voska | 06/16/04
In any case, the law needs to settle this and not  FilledOut | 06/16/04
Um, a court is the "law".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/16/04
The solution companies refuse to listen to  Stellardyne | 06/23/04

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