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Regarding hints on evading iTunes Store copy protection
Authored by: haniel on May 07, '03 01:31:11PM

Rob,

I applaud your decision, but I would respect it more if it weren't based on fear of reprisal from the DMCA.

To me this is not about censorship but good judgement. Few would question your integrity if you refused to publish instructions on using a Mac to detonate a fertilizer bomb. So should it be different because music piracy is a crime with fewer consequences?

There's a time to take a stand. Now that there is a legitimate legal alternative, I think it's time for some of us to show leadership in supporting artists.



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About fair use...
Authored by: robg on May 07, '03 02:31:20PM
The reason I would be willing to publish such hints, if it were not for the DMCA, is that I think there are legitimate uses of an unencrypted song that one has legally bought -- the example of streaming it to my living room MP3 player, for example.

So it is a good thing to know how to do, and can be used for legal purposes (assuming fair use still applies), unlike the fertilizer bomb scenario. I for one would use such a process to allow my entire home to have access to the tunes that I have legally purchased. I would not, however, ever allow such a tune to be given away to others for that would be hurting the artists in the long run...

So that's why the DMCA came up as the primary reason -- it's preventing me from publishing info that I think has good value and can be used in a non-copyright-infringing manner.

-rob.

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Legitimate use of explosives
Authored by: _merlin on May 07, '03 07:39:53PM

If you published a hint on getting a ProfiBus card working on OSX, and the application was detonating explosives, woudn't this be legitimate? Explosives are used in mining, construction, emergency services...

Aside: I wouldn't be using it for detonating explosives, but I would very much like to see ProfiBus and ProfiNet supported on OSX. It would make OSX viable for industrial control.



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About fair use...
Authored by: haniel on May 08, '03 10:56:01AM

I too have an auditotron and would like to be able to play my aac files over it (although I'm thinking of ditching it for a rendezvous enabled tivo). I think it's logical to assume that these devices will soon be aac compliant which is why I'm thinking of going to tivo. They seem to be a more mac friendly company.

Your editorial policy is your decision. I just think it's time for responsible people to advocate responsible use. No matter how evil the record companies are, the artists who give us so much happiness deserve to some compensation. I wish people would take more of a stand on this and stop worrying about pissing off the internet culture.



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