Sony aught to be a prime example of futile cat and mouse game. It took a while, but the record industry finally came to their senses. Hopefully the movie industry will as well. Perhaps a clever bait-and- switch from Google's side to pull this off? I bet XDA will have a fix cooked up in a matter of days!
On May 23, 8:05 pm, phil swenson <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm sure there will be a hack to get around this. I wouldn't be > surprised if google even makes it easy to get around, I'm sure they > don't like having to clamp down at the demand of the studios. > > > > > > > > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > > We can all put two and two together though. These are not the rules of > > Google, they are the rules of the movie industry! Now I just wonder > > how they go about checking for root. If you are root, you can install > > a root-kit to fool the marked app after-all. That is a game Google > > can't win and being smart people, they likely know this already! > > > On May 23, 6:06 pm, phil swenson <[email protected]> wrote: > >>http://www.androidcentral.com/google-movies-blocked-rooted-devices > > >> 'According to Google, who gets to make the rules since it's their > >> service, rooted devices are not supported by the Android Markets new > >> movie rental service "due to requirements related to copyright > >> protection".' > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
