 93254336Weapons Of MasturbationPremium
join:2001-10-20
kudos:1 | A few observations... 1. Millions of CDROM / CDR / CDRW / DVD drives are out there, and DVDR drives are becoming increasingly common. These formats are not going away any time soon, due to the sheer size of the installed base. It will take a LONG time before all these "pre-CBDTPA" drives are trashed.
2. Any data stream that is ultimately converted into the analog domain (e.g. music) can easily be redigitized. If done correctly, the perceived quality of the copy will be indistinguishable from the original, even though the resampled data stream isn't a bit-for-bit copy. Needless to say, the resampled copy won't be copy-protected.
3. The notion that companies such as Disney and News Corp. will be bankrupted without mandatory universal copy protection schemes is as absurd as the wife of Enron's ex-CEO Kenneth Lay claiming poverty in TV interviews. I can faintly hear the world's smallest synthesized violin playing from my computer's speakers...
If these companies truly are interested in promoting "Consumer Broadband and Digital Television," perhaps they should spend less time and money on Congressional lobbyists and more effort producing "compelling content" rather than drivel.
4. It certainly will be amusing to watch a Battle Royale between Disney and News Corp, etc. versus Microsoft and Intel. Now THAT'S entertainment...
5. My prediction: the CBDTPA will never be enacted but will most likely short-circuit Sen Hollings' future political career.
- Dan |
