On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 07:05, Victor Odhner wrote:
> Craig White wrote:
> > This however, is the inept type of copy protection
>  > that the computer industry has seen since the early
>  > Apple / IBM PC days
> 
> Not exactly - they mess with the software on your
> computer -- that's a little darker than "inept".
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seems to me that this is par for Windows (for software in general for
that matter) - I guess I don't understand the distinction.

If they're not updating shared libraries, they're opening new ports and
sending back information.

Spyware has become a monster.

Digital fingerprinting in bios can't be too far off.

Copy protection has traditionally been the domain of companies that
don't can't provide enough value for their product for the price that
they charge.

The problem the RIAA has is that most people don't have the perception
that downloading a song off the internet is stealing.

Interestingly, I wonder if any of the Democratic presidential candidates
has taken a position on repeal of the DCMA.

Craig