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Wrong People being sued
The chipmakers had a contract with the MPAA, which they complied with.

The manufacturers of the DVD players did NOT have a contract with the MPAA and did what they wanted with the chips.

Chipmakers are not liable.
DVD player manufacturers *might* be liable ONLY if they agreed to comply with the original MPAA contract.

It's like suing a paper mill for what the newspaper prints on their paper. The paper mill is not liable for the content of the newspaper unless the newspaper buys that particular paper run under a contract to only print specific material. See how silly it is becoming!

You cannot sue a car manufacturer for the drunk driver who uses their car to run over your cat. It's called "degrees of separation."
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Stupid Move  rpmyers1 | 08/23/04
Exactly  Jeff Spicoli | 08/23/04
Protected Outputs??!???  Patrick Jones | 08/23/04
64Kbit encryption  in-DUH-vidual | 08/23/04
ROTFLMAO  Patrick Jones | 08/24/04
wait a minute...  ryusen | 08/23/04
Re: wait a minute...  none none | 08/23/04
A long minute...  Fred Fredrickson | 08/24/04
Another way  lengua99 | 08/29/04
hollwood.....chipmakers  desertfox | 08/23/04
OK, I'll erase my all my FREEdom apps..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/23/04
Man, you really are desperate...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/24/04
Please  diek_z | 08/23/04
MPAA making its own laws again  Nigel Johnstone | 08/24/04
Huh, every company writes contracts.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/24/04
But contracts still have to follow the law  voska | 08/24/04
Of course, and this one does. Why can't you grasp it?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/24/04
I believe he did point it out  voska | 08/24/04
No, he gave an uninformed opinion.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/24/04
What's your point  voska | 08/24/04
Again, show me how it breaks the law in any way!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/24/04
BETAMAX  voska | 08/24/04
As I understand it:  Joel R | 08/26/04
You can't make a contract  lengua99 | 08/29/04
Guess it's time to learn how to retool the DVD devices  FilledOut | 08/24/04
Which is what the pirates do  lengua99 | 08/29/04
This country is insane  Chad_z | 08/24/04
These players are Macrovision free...  cjules13 | 08/24/04
gee, and VCRs doomed the media companies too  V Sanders | 08/24/04
People, get a grip, this is a CONTRACT.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/24/04
Say what?  Not average Joe | 08/24/04
Have you seen the contracts?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/24/04
Have you?  Not average Joe | 08/24/04
Wrong People being sued  AbsolutelyNot | 08/24/04
EXACTLY! Thank you (NT)  ryusen | 08/24/04
How about we make a contract  lengua99 | 08/29/04
Why?  voska | 08/24/04
You OBVIOUSLY don't have kids....  Sir_Chancealot | 08/24/04
Sorry! Above post was on wrong message  Sir_Chancealot | 08/24/04
NP and I don't have kids yet  voska | 08/24/04
Quality  AbsolutelyNot | 08/24/04
hollywood tried the same thing with VCRs  V Sanders | 08/24/04
MPAA watched "The Godfather I, II & III" too many times  Not average Joe | 08/24/04
hollywood sues micorosft  V Sanders | 08/24/04
The Media needs to change from DVD's  V Sanders | 08/24/04
Ex-Rule Follower  Miint | 08/24/04
DVDs Dont Know What They Are Talking About  ParadigmOdyssey | 08/25/04

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