sdd75
join:2001-10-14
Maryville, TN | unenforcible This reminds me of some state law banning oral sex. It's unenforcible, because such a large percentage of people are producing so much unpatented code that is spread via a de-centralized system, the resources necessary would be almost infinate. Just like you would have to have a police officer for just about every house built to keep every husband and wife from having oral sex.
BTW, that is an actual Tennessee state law. Hehe. In Lenoir City, "When you pull up to a stop sign you must fire a gun out the window to warn horse carriages that you are coming." I wonder if I'd get pulled over for that.  See »www.dumblaws.com/states/ and enjoy. |
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| The problem is they are trying to take it out at its source: The hardware. Imagine all hard drives set to block out mp3's. Imagine all CDR and CD-RW drives spitting out your CD's because they are hard wired to do so. Take it even a step further and imagine no audio line IN on your sound card. We can even go further than that by imagining televisions with no video out, DVD and VCR players that encrypt anything going out that doesn't connect to a device that decrypts it.
In order for them to really make this work they have to get rid of ALL recordable formats and how they work. Next thing you know we will be paying rent on CD's and DVD's we already bought. I seriously doubt this sort of thing can ever get passed.
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When do I get my freakin' third star?!?!? |
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