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ureihcim
Freshly made
join:2007-12-16
Miami, FL
| reply to dadkins
Re: Excuse me?
If they are making it impossible then throw that BS to the garbage. Dadkins, I don't use BS that does not allow me to do what I wish, and if I do it's because it's tolerable. If I cannot backup the content I purchased, then they can kiss my arse.
Just take care of it, that's all I can say, you have insurance companies who will protect your toilet paper for 50 cents a month these days, it wouldn't surprise me if they would protect your BD+ equipment and CD's.
My position is neutral when it comes to piracy because I worked in the industry and I can also understand it as a consumer. But you know me already and when it comes to crap I don't like I either return it, and if that fails it becomes a projectile through Sony Pictures HQ's window. One way or the other I still win because I am the customer because I have the option of saying yes or no to the content that is provided to me. It's my money and I will use it wisely.
There are too many things to do in life than BS about BD+ or AACS, go sky diving or snow boarding once and a while. It's a lot more entertaining that sitting your butt on the computer breaking the crypto for a BD+ to get it to play on VLC.
If it's really worth it the BS content they give you, then by all means continue. But I am not bending over to anyone just so I can get my fix of House or the latest episode of Friends.
Music is very important to me and it's also part of my lifestyle, but again I am always on the hunt for new and better tunes. Most of the stuff that's actually good out there is not provided by the record labels. All that candy rap BS, is not really rap. The underground content is the real deal, which more than 99% of the time is free or published on some website for the world to hear. | |
dadkins
Living on a Blu Planet
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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| Go skydiving? Snowboarding?
Uhm... wish I could! Alas, I cannot.
I get to sit here, and even that is somewhat of an adventure in pain.
I got Blu-ray because I wanted better than DVD could offer me.
Plus, as soon as blank media comes down a bit more, 25-50GB of backed up data per disc will be a hell of a perk, no? 
BTW, breaking encryption on a DVD is a no-no.
Yeah, we can do it fairly easy these days... but still.
Hell! I can copy Sony DVDs, on a Sony laptop, with Sony software, and burn it to a Sony blank!
What irony? 
Take care friend!
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
| And then you can have fun trying to rebuild that laptop after you discover there rootkit that was intentionally installed.
There are so many valid points here. Most people wouldn't be buying the crap that they're downloading.....I mean really; Metallica??? Pffft.
On the other hand piracy IS theft of property. There is a financial loss here. So for all of you that pee and moan about the tactics of the RIAA, just don't listen or support thier players in any way shape or form. Theres plenty of decent music out there in all genres for people that want to do business with non-RIAA affiliated musicians.
As far as leading to terrorism.....maybe they should take a long hard look at whos downloading John Mayer...I'd be all for that!
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Noah Vail
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Lorton, VA
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| reply to ureihcim
Beat your Snake and Salve it too.
Correct me if I'm wrong;
When I buy a music CD, I am purchasing 2 things.
I am buying the use of those pieces of music.
I am also buying the media and packaging they're embedded in.
Good so far?
If the Music industry were as concerned with equanimity and propriety as they claim, then if I have scratched a CD, I should be able to return the damaged item and receive a replacement after paying a token media charge, since I have already purchase fair use.
Fair Use of IP is works both ways. When I have purchased mine, to charge me a second time for that same privilege is dishonest. Just as it would be to charge me twice for painting my house once.
Another reason why I defend and encourage what is termed music piracy, as a form of civil disobedience. I will continue to do so until the RIAA executives are in prison and the entity disbanded.
NV
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