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radarman
join:2005-06-01
Odenton, MD
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Re: Nail in the coffin
Hey, I did "fight back" - I quit watching/listening.
Were it not for my wife, we could probably ditch our TV. I just got tired of the bull. Even today, I only watch 4 or 5 programs regularly. With the exception of Battlestar Galactica (which I have found strangely addictive) I could give up the remainder fairly easily if I had to.
Although not due to DRM, but more a lack of quality recordings, I have virtually quit buying new CD's. Very rarely do I now discover a CD worth buying. I haven't bought a new CD in over a year.
Ironically, I bought more CD's when I was using Napster and WinMX than I do now - because I could tell if the CD was worth spending money on, and the quality of files on both services was exceedingly subpar.
Lastly, related to the general lack of interest in current movies and TV, I only own about 5 DVD's. This is largely due to the fact that, at $20 per movie, I can only afford to see a handful of movies. Of those, only a smaller subset end up being something I think I would ever like to see again.
As a result, my "entertainment" tab is mostly my cable bill and eating out with the wife. | |
rec9140
Provoice just DO it
join:2003-07-29
Mulberry, FL
|  Well that put a nail in the coffin for FIOS TV as far as I am concerned. It was already 2 strikes bottom of the ninth 2 outs bases loaded, STRIKE 3 GAME OVER.
Wasn't that interested in the video, but with DRM included PASS!
Disney channels aren't even watched on DBS now, but DRM in any form is bad.
WAKE UP SHEEPLE! Fight back on this DRM crap or pretty soon your not going to be able to have FF and REW on your remotes! Look at Tivo's new fees, and submitting to the Macrovision/DVD gestapo. Theres a reason all those asian made DVD players have "leaked" firmware thats region free and CSS free etc.. And why one particularly large mass producer of DVD's wants to drop support for it. In this case this decision is based on profits more than the anti DRM stance as the license fee seriously impacts on the bottom line of the players.
We won round one of the battle on the broadcast flag, but the NAB/xxAA gang is trying the back door and winning!
WAKE UP SHEEPLE!
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