Who cares? I'm not using either. Ever. Maybe they will both die. :-)
Better yet, maybe M$ will buy HD-DVD and both die! We can always hope.... :-) On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Haig Dedeyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cory K. wrote: > > > > We're only suckers if we let ourselves. CDs aren't going anywhere soon. > > No matter how grim the industry likes to portray itself. CDs IMHO are > > perfect. They can try to come out with supposed "better" formats but it > > will only be in a effort to further copy-protection. > > > > > > -Cory > > > > > > > Here's their next attempt: > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/08/riaa_wants_filters_for_end_users/ > > *RIAA chief calls for copyright filters on PCs* > > *By deception or force if necessary* > > By Austin Modine > < > http://forms.theregister.co.uk/mail_author/?story_url=/2008/02/08/riaa_wants_filters_for_end_users/ > > > > > Published Friday 8th February 2008 01:36 GMT > > When is a virus not a virus? When its sending your personal data to the > Recording Industry Association of America, silly. > > Internet advocacy website Public Knowledge > <http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1388> has posted a highlight reel > from the State of the Net Conference, where RIAA boss Cary Sherman > suggests that internet filtering sorely lacks the personal touch of > spyware. > > While ISP-level filtering dragnets such as those proposed by AT&T > < > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/11/att_want_to_block_copyrighted_material_at_network_level/ > > > have their way of catching the sloppier digital music thieves > <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/03/jammie_thomas_attorney_flees/> > out there, the technology is more-or-less bypassed by basic file > encryption. > > That's why Sherman recommends finding a way to install filtering > software directly onto people's home PCs. > > "One could have a filter on the end-user's computer that would actually > eliminate any benefit from encryption. Because if you want to hear it > [the music], you would need to decrypt it. At that point the filter > could work," said Sherman. > > "Why would somebody want to put that on their machine? They wouldn't > likely want to do that," mused Sherman. > > Why indeed? > > "They'd do that when it benefits them such as for viruses and so on and > so forth. But that's the sort of thing that could be enforced whether at > the modem or something that's put in by an ISP." > > Ah, trickery. But perhaps you'll need some rationalization so it doesn't > sound like your average run-of-the-mill nefarious spyware. > > I don't think you should underestimate the educational benefit of these > kind of things. A lot of this is basically letting people know that what > you're doing here is not OK. > > Education. Perfect. If history is any judge, we're sure the RIAA's legal > department will find a very reasonable and scholarly way of setting a > person back on the straight and narrow. Meanwhile the vast majority who > don't steal music will be happy knowing the RIAA is scanning every > packet of their incoming data in the name of academia. > > Catch the highlights here <http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1388>. Or > see the full conference here > <http://www.netcaucus.org/conference/2008/20080130sotn-filters.ram> > (watching an hour of streaming Real Player video is done at your own > risk). (R) > > > > > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > -- Christopher Stamper [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tinyurl.com/2ooncg Skype: cdstamper
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