OpenEuphoria

Re: How do you.....

• Posted by Christian.CUVIER at agriculture.gouv.fr Jun 03, 2003
• 476 views

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>> On Monday 02 June 2003 01:46 am, you wrote:
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>> > On Mon, 02 Jun 2003 00:35:04 -0300, <rforno at tutopia.com> wrote:
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>> > > Karl:
>> > > What is DRM?
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>> > Digital Rights Management
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>> Which, in a nutshell, means that if someone else (Microsoft, or the RIAA, for
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>> example) created it, you can't use it as you wish, even if you have paid fot 
>> it.  
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>> But if _you_ want to create something, you will have to pay Microsoft for the
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>> privilege, or what you have created won't run on DRM protected computers
>> [play on DRM cd's]  ...etc. *
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>> And they complain about the mafia.....
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>> Irv
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> I wonder how they'll handle the running of non-DRM legacy Windows apps.
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> If DRM can't be turned off, then those old apps won't run, which will be a
> huge incentive against DRM.
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> jbrown

	What if this was just a propaganda ploy to panic a lot of people into 
buying non-DRM software before the iron curtain falls? It is just too 
unlikely that M$ and others move to such a gaping break of 
compatibility, given their record of maintaining ascendant compat with 
obsolete techniques and products at a high cost.
	That's why I don't fret too much about the issue. Just use third party 
add-ons to protect your privacy. This is gettong harder since 911, but 
remains possible.

CChris