Comments on: The seller, not the song http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8320 p2pnet.net - reader powered Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:30:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8320#comment-36639 Reader's Write Mon, 27 Mar 2006 02:53:46 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8320#comment-36639 While I am still doubtful, is is possible that their law is designed to protect technical measures which are put on the content (which is largely not controversial), while not protecting (and possibly even disallowing) technical measures that copyright holders want to put on devices which they do not own (which is the controversial aspect of DRM). I have been going on the media discussions of the bill, and my experience with Canadian policy makers who have thus far been unable to differentiate technical measures put on content from those put on devices. While I am still doubtful, is is possible that their law is designed to protect technical measures which are put on the content (which is largely not controversial), while not protecting (and possibly even disallowing) technical measures that copyright holders want to put on devices which they do not own (which is the controversial aspect of DRM).

I have been going on the media discussions of the bill, and my experience with Canadian policy makers who have thus far been unable to differentiate technical measures put on content from those put on devices.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8320#comment-36628 Reader's Write Sun, 26 Mar 2006 21:44:14 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8320#comment-36628 "First: we want to protect consumers' freedom of choice and privacy." "Second: we want to keep the market free and open." "Third: we want to protect free (as in freedom) software developers." How outragous! How un-american can you get! If they keep this up it'll cos tBush's friend money... and we all know what that means.... that's right he'll invade their ass and 'liberate' them. “First: we want to protect consumers’ freedom of choice and privacy.”
“Second: we want to keep the market free and open.”
“Third: we want to protect free (as in freedom) software developers.”

How outragous! How un-american can you get! If they keep this up it’ll cos tBush’s friend money… and we all know what that means…. that’s right he’ll invade their ass and ‘liberate’ them.

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