Jaqui opened this issue on Dec 27, 2006 · 55 posts
svdl posted Wed, 07 February 2007 at 4:11 PM
Last week I heard that the HD-DVD and Blu-ray encryption schemes have already been cracked.
The RIAA will want to shove those protection schemes down Apple's trhoat too, and if they get the change, they'll try to enforce it on Linux.
I'm sure they'll fail with Linux. But I'm not so sure about Apple. IF Apple wants to have Blu-ray or HD-DVD, they will be forced to include the same kind of DRM crap as Microsoft is forced to include in Vista. Apple is a US company, the RIAA can easily fine Apple out of business if they don't comply.
DRM is uttter crap. A desperate attempt to hold on to a business model that became outdated when the home video recorder made its way to the general public - some 30 years ago.
The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter