Big technology firms take on Hollywood over piracy
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mike on 2003/02/02:
„Mandates are a mistake. A mandate will raise the price of everything from CD players and DVD players to personal computers. It will make the devices consumers own today obsolete. And it will stifle the innovation at the heart of digital progress.''“
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„"The broadcast flag rule forces manufacturers to removeuseful recording features from television products you canbuy today," said EFF Staff Technologist Seth Schoen. "TheFCC has decided that the way to get Americans to adoptdigital DTV is to make it cost more and do less."“http://www.stargeek.com/item/20953.html - Cached - Similar Pages
„Hollywood studios and local business leaders applauded law enforcement and city officials for cracking down on the rampant DVD movie piracy trade, which authorities say costs the entertainment industry up to $3 billion annually in revenues.“http://thedavidlawrenceshow.com/001871.html - Cached - Similar Pages
„What does the broadcast flag have to do with "the viability of a legitimate marketplace for the online digital distribution of [Hollywood] motion pictures"? Is there a suggestion that legal sales aren't "viable" when they have to compete with some illegal distribution? Look closely at this suggestion: Valenti doesn't say that w“http://bpdg.blogs.eff.org/archives/2002_04.html - Cached - Similar Pages
„A $13 movie (often with extra features) offers a far better value than an $18 CD. The current consumer attitude towards online entertainment seems to be that most people will not accept the idea of online pay-per-view, unless the price is very low. They definitely won't accept the idea of pay-per-play for music.“http://www.technology.gov/events/drm0207/ p_drm_0207-2.htm - Cached - Similar Pages
„Caryn Wisniewski, a Pueblo, CO, legal secretary and diehard Brady Bunch fan, came across the mistake while searching for information about the show's first-season cast.“http://www.r21online.com/archives/ 2002_05.html#000039 - Cached - Similar Pages
Found at a page of CAlden, posted on 2002/05/31
„'Course, the broadcast flag doesn't really stop you from capturing analog signals and putting their programming online; no, this is a measure that is 100% ineffective at stopping "piracy" and 100% effective at stopping new tech like VCRs from being invented without the permission of the movie studios.“http://www.stargeek.com/item/20841.html - Cached - Similar Pages
„For years, Hollywood has poured money into the Democrats' campaign coffers and been rewarded with indispensable assistance on the industry's crusade of the moment--squelching new technologies that allow the dissemination of digital content in ways Hollywood can't control. One bill being hatched by Democrats would allow media companies to hack into networks like KaZaA, a file-sharing service which has replaced Napster as the most popular MP3 clearinghouse on college campuses. Another would outlaw high-tech devices that don't come equipped with government-approved hardware to make it impossible to copy digital media.“http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/ 0301.koerner.html - Cached - Similar Pages
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