TiVo Warns Investors New Open Source License Could Hurt Business
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| "GPLv3 ensures you are free to remove the handcuffs. It doesn't forbid
| DRM, or any kind of feature. It places no limits on the substantive
| functionality you can add to a program, or remove from it. Rather, it
| makes sure that you are just as free to remove nasty features as
| the distributor of your copy was to add them," he continued.
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| "Tivoization is the way they deny you that freedom; to protect your
| freedom, GPLv3 forbids tivoization," wrote Stallman, who is known for
| his uncompromising views favoring free software.
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http://www.informationweek.com/industries/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199900263
See below. More shackles. Greed versus liberty. Brainwash versus informed
choice.
Related:
Microsoft patents Tivo for commercial breaks
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| Microsoft has patented the idea of inserting fresh advertisements
| into old recordings on personal video recorders, to ensure you see
| today's ads even if you're watching a recording from last week.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7946&Itemid=1063
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