Comments on: Boundaries in cyberspace http://www.p2pnet.net/story/21037 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Just my two cents http://www.p2pnet.net/story/21037/comment-page-1#comment-973001 Just my two cents Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:22:13 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=21037#comment-973001 As an US Citizen living in Japan, it always angers me that many online services won't sell me US DVDs. And speaking of DVDs, due to the region settings on many DVD players, I can not watch an US DVD (region 1) on my PS2 or PS3, or even my PC (unless I use special software to circumvent the region code). Sure I can buy a cheap Taiwanese or Chinese region free player for US$50-60, but why should I need to buy a separate player to watch US DVDs. And as for Blu-ray discs, this is just a whole new bed of worms! The region setting on DVDs were placed in effect, so local stores would not loose sales due to parallel imports. And this was only to be in effect for "new" shows, and for only 1 year- yet all most all DVDs that are on the market (aside for films and TV shows from the pre-'60s era) have copy protection. I notice that there was a comment in the article about a British national not being able to watch the BBC (which he pays for) when not in the country. I too can not watch many of the US shows being streamed from the networks, or sold on iTunes. And they wonder why people depend on services like bit torrent? sorry 'bout the rant Jon :) Just my two cents As an US Citizen living in Japan, it always angers me that many online services won’t sell me US DVDs.

And speaking of DVDs, due to the region settings on many DVD players, I can not watch an US DVD (region 1) on my PS2 or PS3, or even my PC (unless I use special software to circumvent the region code). Sure I can buy a cheap Taiwanese or Chinese region free player for US$50-60, but why should I need to buy a separate player to watch US DVDs.

And as for Blu-ray discs, this is just a whole new bed of worms!

The region setting on DVDs were placed in effect, so local stores would not loose sales due to parallel imports. And this was only to be in effect for “new” shows, and for only 1 year- yet all most all DVDs that are on the market (aside for films and TV shows from the pre-’60s era) have copy protection.

I notice that there was a comment in the article about a British national not being able to watch the BBC (which he pays for) when not in the country. I too can not watch many of the US shows being streamed from the networks, or sold on iTunes.

And they wonder why people depend on services like bit torrent?

sorry ’bout the rant Jon :)

Just my two cents

]]> By: Crosbie Fitch http://www.p2pnet.net/story/21037/comment-page-1#comment-972983 Crosbie Fitch Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:47:54 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=21037#comment-972983 There is a clear and natural boundary within the Internet and this is the public/private boundary, the interface between the public and private domain, aka the firewall. You can copy anything you like on either side, but communication and the transfer of copies across it requires the permission of the private individual. There is a clear and natural boundary within the Internet and this is the public/private boundary, the interface between the public and private domain, aka the firewall. You can copy anything you like on either side, but communication and the transfer of copies across it requires the permission of the private individual.

]]> By: Devil's Advocate http://www.p2pnet.net/story/21037/comment-page-1#comment-972959 Devil's Advocate Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:24:33 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=21037#comment-972959 Two words that should never be used together: 1) Internet 2) boundaries The only factor that even encourages boundaries on the Internet (yeah, I know, I just did it 8O) is the interests of the corporate world - those who can take no credit for the development of the Internet, yet now want to own it. Two words that should never be used together:
1) Internet 2) boundaries

The only factor that even encourages boundaries on the Internet (yeah, I know, I just did it 8O) is the interests of the corporate world – those who can take no credit for the development of the Internet, yet now want to own it.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/21037/comment-page-1#comment-972953 Reader's Write Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:17:45 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=21037#comment-972953 Countries, borders, customs, etc. are bad enough, let's keep them out of the internet. Countries, borders, customs, etc. are bad enough, let’s keep them out of the internet.

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