Microsoft Provides Windows Vista Activation Workaround
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| Windows activation has been controversial from day one. Tomorrow, my
| friend Brian Livingston, will demonstrate a simple process that will
| enable any user to delay Windows Vista activation indefinitely.
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http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/03/14/microsoft-provides-windows-vista-activation-workaround/
DRM activation is there indefinitely though. Even when DRM dies, it'll remain
right there in the heart of the pig.
Why DRM Sucks
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| DRM puts Big Brother in my PC!
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| Suppose we came to live in a world where every PC was a media
| policeman and called home to rat us out when we did something the
| RIAA might consider suspicious?
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| DRM does not need draconian laws or sneaky technologies. Content
| owners and consumers must remain free to choose from various
| technologies and business models, developed in open,
| competitive marketplaces.
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http://www.info-mech.com/drm_flaws.html
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