OT: Copyright law changes could leave consumers vulnerable

[Sy Ali]

On 1/17/07, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> BTW 2: DRM is a threat to Linux users in particular.  Need I explain?
> Hint: think of DVD playing (DeCSS is so banned in the US that you cannot
> even legally have a link to it).  Think of reading SD cards (where
> "secure" means "secure from the owner").  Think of running Linux on boxes
> sold to run MS Windows.  Think of MythTV.  Think of HDTV.

I'm thinking of standalone computers being illegal and mandatory
always-connected boxes which are always on, displaying advertisements
unless you pay more money for the right to turn the volume down or the
screen off.
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