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byCLIT ( 581942 ) writes:
Though their motivations may not be so philanthropic, at least consumer electronics corporations are on the side of the people like you and I. After all, they know that consumers will not purchase crippled, copy-protected products. Hopefully, this will result in a somewhat more balanced result when laws are passed. Call me cynical, but I feel that the Hollywood lobby's advantage is quite large and the laws will likely get passed.
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byzwoelfk ( 586211 ) writes:
> at least consumer electronics corporations are on the side of the people like you and I
You're talking about consumer electronics corporations like Sony (owns Columbia, etc.) and Microsoft (XBox is consumer electronics) ... just to start the list. I don't think there are very many CEC out there that are on "our side" (yeah, like we can agree on what that is anyway) -- at best they're trying to play both sides and hoping no one notices.
byNoMoreNicksLeft ( 516230 ) writes:
Hah. Urban legend.
Truth: They aren't on our side, though they don't want that known yet. They're busy investigating how to best fuck us with DRM, so that they'll reap maximum profits.
You cynical? Hardly. Feel free to contact me for lessons though, you may have potential.
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