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WilHarris · 20th Mar 2007, 11:39

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/03...eo_on_the_net/

DougEdey · 20th Mar 2007, 11:42

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a free, advertising supported distribution service.

This has been happening since day one of bittorrent. Why should this be any more special?

r4tch3t · 20th Mar 2007, 12:39

Wow this is such a surprise[/sarcasm]
We all know that DRM is bad and serves no real purpose except drive prices up because of development costs. No consumer wants DRM limiting their use of something they bought.

DXR_13KE · 20th Mar 2007, 21:22

no!!! DRM IS GOOD FOR USSSESSSSSS!!!!! yessssss my precious.........[/end of lie]
it is not like this is new information, a lot of people already know about this.

bilbothebaggins · 20th Mar 2007, 21:27

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For Commercial Content that you elect to “rent” (“Rented Content”), subject to your payment of all applicable rental fees, you have the right to play such Rented Content on one (1) Authorized Device for up to twenty-four (24) hours after you initially begin playback of the Commercial Content,

Well ... nearly as at the video store ... except it seems my local vstore takes 1/2 the fee for a film ... and regarding of speed .... never underestimate the bandwidth of a man, his bike and a shiny plastic disc

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For Commercial Content that you elect to “purchase” (“Purchased Content”), subject to your payment of all applicable fees, you have the right to play such Purchased Content an unlimited number of times, solely on two (2) Authorized Devices. Those two Authorized Devices must be activated with the Service under the same account ID and billing account (the same credit card). You acknowledge that in this context a “purchase” is shorthand for a perpetual license and does not grant any ownership rights whatsoever in the Commercial Content. Your use of any Purchased Content is and shall remain subject at all times to the terms of this Agreement. (...)

Tell me ... why again ... would I voluntarily choose to pay money for something I don't own and that I can't play anymore as soon as my PC gets an upgrade ... pfffff

(I guess I don't have any ownership rights if I buy a DVD either ... but at least I own a plastic disc in that case

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20th Mar 2007, 11:39	#1
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	DRM slowing video on the net http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/03...eo_on_the_net/

20th Mar 2007, 12:39	#3
r4tch3t hmmmm.... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,885	Wow this is such a surprise[/sarcasm] We all know that DRM is bad and serves no real purpose except drive prices up because of development costs. No consumer wants DRM limiting their use of something they bought. __________________ Fight my Brute The quantum limit of reality might be scaled up because we're all holograms. Obviously. Once more we see that sufficiently advanced physics is indistinguishable from getting really stoned. From here

20th Mar 2007, 21:22	#4
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,473	no!!! DRM IS GOOD FOR USSSESSSSSS!!!!! yessssss my precious.........[/end of lie] it is not like this is new information, a lot of people already know about this. __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!