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5C Copy Protection by bldyrlms2001-11-09 01:28:05
  You mean... by nin_man2001-11-09 08:19:26
    OK, how about an analogy? by smcv2001-11-09 09:15:09
      Then tell me. by nin_man2001-11-09 09:30:36
        Two things... by flamebait2001-11-09 10:33:48
          This is the fault of geeks, anyway. by nin_man 2001-11-09 11:07:37
There was already something in place to circumvent copying of copyrighted VHS tapes. Remember Macrovision? Now remember all the devices felonious-minded geeks who can't accept being told "No!" cooked up to get around the Macrovision protection? Or remember DVDs, and that damned DeCSS crap some other geek cooked up because he didn't want to pay $20 for a movie? None of this would be necessary if certain geeks could leave well enough alone. It's one thing to want to know how something works. How one uses that knowledge is another matter entirely.
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            how can you blame geeks for this? by Ma Petite2001-11-09 11:21:03
              Especially being a geek yourself... by JPaganel2001-11-09 11:33:26
              More and more extreme... by nin_man2001-11-09 11:46:23
                oh no i don't think so... by Ma Petite2001-11-09 12:01:43
                  But who made it possible? (n/t) by nin_man2001-11-09 13:10:41
                    who made it possible to do what? by Ma Petite2001-11-09 14:03:34
                      All of by mirage2001-11-09 15:44:27
                    i don't know why you're so focused... by Ma Petite2001-11-09 14:04:28
                      Oh great, by stoutman_20012006-11-19 12:55:59
                        You mean just like me? by Arcanaloth2006-11-19 12:55:59
                          Right by stoutman_20012001-11-09 15:03:09
            DeCSS by Arcanum2001-11-09 11:56:33
              You know... by nin_man2001-11-09 13:19:55
                Yeah, that freedom of information stuff sucks. by special_ed2001-11-09 13:40:37
                  Yeah, and they're 100% truethful too! by stoutman_20012001-11-09 13:56:52
                    Do you really need to know everything? by nin_man2001-11-09 16:25:20
                      Ever hear of an example? (n/t) by stoutman_20012001-11-09 16:58:15
                        Yes. by nin_man2001-11-09 18:11:45
                      Nope by JPaganel2001-11-09 21:01:52
                  yeah and screw the first amendment too... by Ma Petite2001-11-09 14:05:55
                It's quite possible by Arcanum2001-11-09 19:56:19

 

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