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Old March 23rd, 2002, 06:06 AM

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Default Re: Disturbing Facts

Right now I'm not exactly too keen on either side. Piracy is bad, but some of the people trying to prevent it are worse.

Check this.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51274,00.html

Now, the security requiement would be open source. That's good. But it would have to be incorperated into EVERY program and device capable of tranfering files. That means even PBW and SE4 would have to put this code in. Hell, even low-level programs like a cheapie Ping program would have to have it.

Another telling point: one Disney exce has gone so far as to say there's *no such thing as free use*. No biggie, you might think. Wrong. See, if there's no free use, you can't even write a review without their permission. And will they let a negative review go? Not likely.

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