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Some hacks should not be posted!!
Authored by: biographie on Aug 13, '02 07:48:39PM

This may seem like a small thing, but it is the little things that seem to matter. Remeber the uproar about the hack for the 10.1 upgrade CD? Yes, I already knew about the little kiosk-mode work around, but it is much better to keep somethings to yourself or tell your friends in a different manner. Most people already know the tricks of "basically if it is playing on my computer, it must be stored somewhere too, so let me find it". Streaming, kiosk, hidden cache PHP just make it a little bit more interesting for the user to find and keep. But my point in the matter is big companies make the trailers available, they can easily pull them as well, don't piss them off with a blatten (sp?) slap in the face, by posting this stuff. I would much rather have a QT movie than Shockwave or Flash movies that a lot of sites have starting using more lately.



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Some hacks should not be posted!!
Authored by: johnblommers on Aug 14, '02 01:13:18AM

I am going to rant some now.

There is a deep division between customers (seen as the thieves) and producers (aided and abetted by Hollywood special interests) of multimedia content over the right to make personal copies of any content. If I can see it on my screen and hear it over my speakers, I have the right to capture that and view it later at my discretion. Not at the discretion of somebody else. I don't need their permission to view it when THEY say I am allowed to. This is all about digital rights management (DRM) being used to erode the legislated right of consumers provided by the copyright act.

Therefore it is totally legitimate to post information that allows the consumer to practice their rights. You know all about rights - use them or lose them - fight for them. We fought the bloody British for our rights. Don't let greedy corporations from Hollywood take one right away. Free speech is the right to post speech on a website. It must never be abridged.
- end of rant



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Then again. . .
Authored by: Rampico on Aug 16, '02 09:53:16AM
I'm just another jacka$$ with an opinion, but I would think it would have to do with copyrighted material. Also, check out 10 Big Myths.

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