Re: DRM, Intel, Sony, virtualization and backdoors

From: Stefan Monnier (monnier_at_iro.umontreal.ca)
Date: 06/12/05 

Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 14:40:24 -0400

> The stupid part of all this is that Hollywood and the RIAA or their
> predecessors have panicked over every form of consumer accessible
> recording over the past century, including such things as player
> piano rolls.

Yes, the problem is that they don't trust the law-enforcement. If they
could just stick to the idea that making copies (for use other than
personal) is illegal and that them being illegal will be enough to deter the
masses from piracy (which has been show to work just fine in many
countries), they wouldn't waste their time with DRM crap which doesn't
prevent piracy anyway.

        Stefan

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