On Sat, 2005-04-30 at 17:10, Art wrote:
> --- Vaughn  <@.com> wrote:
> > There are a lot of bad laws out there. You can hardly breathe
> > without
> > breaking one. Plus - and I've probably ranted on this before -
> > is really the only reason bad laws ever get
> > repealed.
> > (Think Prohibition, the 55 MPH speed limit, and the Draft during the
> > Vietnam era.) In other words, government bad, civil disobedience
> > good.
> > :-)
> >
> > Vaughn
> Thanks, Vaughn for sharing your views.
> I guess it's a good thing some states allow us to carry weapons to
> annihilate those whom we disagree with.
> And to use improper grammar when it suits us.
> And to procreate when we don't know how to set our VCR's clock.
> And to disregard standards when we are too damn stupid to know why
> they were created.
> 

To paraphrase Voltaire,
"I may not understand your point, but I will defend to the death your
right to make it!"  :-)
(though Voltaire may have never actually said that,
www.quotationspage.com :-( )

> Seriously, I've wondered about some of these technical specifications.
> My speculation is that there are patents or IP rights protected by
> enough laws to compel manufacturers to limit DVD playback and
> recordings.
> 
> In principal, I don't see an issue. I.e., if you don't steal IP to
> turn a profit or legitimately cheat someone from their livelihood,
> there is not moral nor ethical dilemma.
> 

Agreed.  I was also making the additional point that disobeying a bad
law (in particular, one that outlaws a harmless activity) is actually a
positive thing.  It's part of my very cynical view of government that
will probably get me in trouble some day.  One day some bureaucrat will
decide I'm a terrorist and give me a one-way ticket to Gitmo.  Until
then, please forgive my OT meanderings, I always swear to myself I'll be
good and keep politics to my political lists where they belong, but it's
not an easy thing for me to do.  :-)

> BTW, Is 150 mph too fast for a straight-a-away? :->
> (How can you have a fatality at 20 mph? - but you do!)
> 
> Art
> 

Not if you have good brakes and speed-rated tires!  :-)

> > On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 18:29, Donn wrote:
> > >
> > > On 4/29/05, Joseph Sinclair <plug-discuss@.net> wrote:
> > > The error you're getting is similar to the one I get when I
> > > attempt to
> > > play a region-locked (secondary text is "cannot open
> > > resource").
> > > Even though my player is set for the correct region. I
> > don't
> > > have
> > > installed (since I don't like to break the law, even really
> > > bad laws
> > > like the ), so I guess most commercial just won't
> > > play on my
> > > box.
> > >
> > >
> > > I hope this does not turn into another 'The law vs. ' debate,
> > but I
> > > have a few questions for you...
> 
> 
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