Is Microsoft Cracking Down on DVD Ripping?
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| When I updated my Windows Vista operating system with the beta of Vista SP1,
| DVD43 wouldn't load. Instead, I saw an error message about a missing
| driver--even after I uninstalled and then reinstalled DVD43. A colleague of
| mine had a similar experience on a PC that also had been updated with the
| latest beta release of Vista SP1.
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| Stripping DVD copy protection (CSS) from a DVD is illegal but many people do
| it.
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http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006322.html
Many will just kick Microsoft a kick in the groin and move to Linux/Mac.
Recent:
RIAA files supplemental brief in Atlantic v. Howell; argues personal copies
ripped to computer are unauthorized
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| The RIAA's brief makes the novel contention, contradicting its lawyers'
| arguments at the Supreme Court in MGM v. Grokster, that making personal
| copies of songs from one's CD onto one's computer is an infringement.
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http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/12/riaa-files-supplemental-brief-in.html
Related:
German Supreme Court rejects copyright fee for printers
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| Printer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard has announced that the German Supreme
| Court ruled in a hearing that the firm will not have to pay a flat fee to
| German copyright collective VG Wort to cover copyrights.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/100227/from/rss09
Overly-broad copyright law has made USA a "nation of infringers"
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| Tehranian's paper points out just how pervasive copyright has become in our
| lives. Simply checking one's e-mail and including the full text in response
| could be a violation of copyright.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071119-overly-broad-copyright-law-has-made-us-a-nation-of-infringers.html
Western Digital DRM'd Hard Drive Won't Let You Share MP3, DivX ... Or Impulse
Tracker
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| 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."
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| 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.
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http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/western-digital.html
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