Protecting themselves against pirates.. wait, you can't pirate USB drives...
The_pantless_hero
31-08-2007, 05:01
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/2007/08/30/sony-rootkit-on-usb-software/
Of course the argument for DRM is to "get companies the money they are owed" and protect them from pirates. I demand to know who is pirating the software that comes on USB drives. Moreover, who the fuck is making money from it?
This DRM stuff is not to protect companies from pirates stealing their shit. It is to see how much shit they can get away with and still have people buy their shit. They are testing the limits. Eventually, those limits will be breached and people will get tired of it. Pirating is already easier, less time consuming, and less invasive than getting alot of stuff legally. Are these people trying to turn everyone into pirates?
"Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"
Andaras Prime
31-08-2007, 06:20
It's not piracy, it's property redistribution.
Heretichia
31-08-2007, 06:50
Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?
I would believe most people here knows what DRM's are and DO care. I know I do. Most people does not equal everyone and those who are not in the know should perhaps be educated.
I would believe most people here knows what DRM's are and DO care. I know I do. Most people does not equal everyone and those who are not in the know should perhaps be educated.
I will supplement it with this question.
Are you aware of the allusion I just made?
Jeruselem
31-08-2007, 07:00
You wonder what's really on those Blu-ray discs Sony then ...
You wonder what's really on those Blu-ray discs Sony then ...
The potential to store mass pr0n.
http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/big/prawn.jpg
Jeruselem
31-08-2007, 07:05
The potential to store mass pr0n.
http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/big/prawn.jpg
DRM-free of course! :p
DRM-free of course! :p
Is there any other?
;)
The_pantless_hero
31-08-2007, 16:20
You wonder what's really on those Blu-ray discs Sony then ...
HD and Blu-ray DVDs have more than just standard DRM. That is why Vista is "DRM compliant" or whatever everyone was bitching about about it. It is like that to work with the next gen DVDs.
It's not piracy, it's property redistribution.
I'm siging that lol
Rubiconic Crossings
01-09-2007, 10:36
"Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"
Spot on.
I would believe most people here knows what DRM's are and DO care. I know I do. Most people does not equal everyone and those who are not in the know should perhaps be educated.
Here perhaps yes. Out there in mass consumer electronics world its very very different. Your average Joe...does not have a fucking scoobie when it comes to this stuff.
Non Aligned States
01-09-2007, 10:51
Here perhaps yes. Out there in mass consumer electronics world its very very different. Your average Joe...does not have a fucking scoobie when it comes to this stuff.
Which is what Sony banks on.
Rubiconic Crossings
01-09-2007, 10:56
Which is what Sony banks on.
Sony, Samsung, Siemens, Philips etc etc
Non Aligned States
01-09-2007, 11:42
Sony, Samsung, Siemens, Philips etc etc
And just about every other consumer electronic goods and software multi-national conglomerate I imagine.