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Re: [News] Printer 'Pirate' Tax, Hard-drive Software Blocks So-called 'Pirates' (Everyone)

  • Subject: Re: [News] Printer 'Pirate' Tax, Hard-drive Software Blocks So-called 'Pirates' (Everyone)
  • From: Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:06:23 +0100
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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Western Digital DRM'd Hard Drive Won't Let You Share MP3, DivX ... Or Impulse
> Tracker
>


Roy, when will you stop advocating theft of people's music and video
creations. "Sharing" is mostly illegal.

You want it? Buy it. Simple.


> ,----[ Quote ]
> | The manual's appendix and online support site provide setup instructions for 
> | SAMBA, allowing access over IP instead of with the DRM-infested and 
> | poorly-reviewed client app, elsewhere claimed to be "required."  
> | 
> | MOAR! Samba not enough? Gut the firmware and install made-to-measure Linux: 
> | An entire community of folks is here to help you hack your MyBook: 
> | mybookworld.wikidot.com.   
> `----
>
> http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/western-digital.html
>
> ...Just like Vista and its DRM madness. Another reason to run away to Linux, if
> they let you (avoid Seagate).

It is illegal to "share" on Linux as it is elsewhere.

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