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Lawyers can never compete with technology

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by johnofstony

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The legal profession is so tied up in its own (unnecessary) layers and layers of complex legislation that it simply has neither the time nor the expertise to make an in-depth study of any technological device. The consequence is that laws relating to technology are inherently inadequate for their intended purpose and often end up with the creators shooting themselves in the foot. Any copy protection system will ultimately be cracked so there is one simple solution for the entertainment industry - sell music and movies at reasonable prices. Everyone knows the cost of a blank DVD is cents/pence, not dollars/euros/pounds so to charge (UK prices) over 10 pounds for a movie or TV program is not acceptable. This is particularly true because a movie is not released on DVD until it's done the rounds of the cinemas so any money made from DVD sales is a bonus. It's the entertainment industry's greed that is a significant factor in the existence of piracy and the sooner it faces up to this fact, the sooner it can solve the piracy problem. Penalising legitimate users is NOT the answer.

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by dr dij

all movies should cost 10 cents because that's the cost of the blanks? YOu're not making alot of sense. (definitely not alot of cents! :)

Sure copy protection schemes can be cracked. It is kind of hard to hide auctions on eBay of counterfeit goods, or a seller on a street corner.

by sleepin'dawg

Check out Bit Torrent or Azureus and download free current movies to your hearts content. I see no way this can be shut down because the feeds are coming from so many different sources. Do acquire the Divec code however, especially for M-peg4. It helps if your DVD writer is dual layer; to cut costs.

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

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