Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> "I'm a big proponent of Free Software. Unfortunately many people don't
> actually know what the phrase means; and so I present the following
> example."
>
> http://f8d.org/?c=91
It's a rarely considered issue, but yes those *other* restrictions on
DVDs are another form of rights violation. This specific example is
about the UOP (User Operation Prohibition) "feature" or "anti-feature"
as I prefer to call it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_operation_prohibition
If I've already *paid* for the privilege to watch content on a DVD, then
why should I be forced to watch advertising on that media too?
As a matter of habit, I not only back-up, but in fact *remaster* every
DVD I buy, to remove *all* of the nefarious anti-features.
Specifically: CSS, Macrovision, FBI/FACT threats, RPC, UOP, ARccoS,
RipGuard, adverts, trailers, and other Shovelware.
It's quite a list, isn't it? Why should consumers need to battle like
this just to watch a movie?
I consider any media that I cannot rip to be defective, and return it
for an alternative title.
--
K.
http://slated.org
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