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> On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:49:11 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Hollywood Goes Too Far to Protect Content
>>
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>> | I first found out about the problem on New Year’s Eve, when I went to
>> log | into my account. When I tried to launch a streaming movie, I was
>> greeted with | an error message asking me to “reset” my DRM. Luckily,
>> Netflix’s help page on | the topic included a link to a DRM reset
>> utility, but when I went to install | the program, I stopped dead in my
>> tracks when I saw this warning. `----
>>
>> http://seekingalpha.com/article/58905-hollywood-goes-too-far-to-protect-
> content?source=yahoo
>
> I'm not sure why one would expect anything different. Here you have a
> draconian industry working with a convicted predatory monopolist that
> considers your computer "theirs".
Those two have been meeting secretly, as well. Don't think that DRM hell in
Vista is Microsoft's decision or the MPAA's decisions alone. They have a
little conspiracy there. The one with the security industry is another. They
meet secretly also (see [2]).
Example (one among several):
[1] Music industry meeting could change the Zune
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| Bryan Lee, corporate vice present for Microsoft's entertainment
| business, told me today that the meeting was set up as part of the
| deal struck between Microsoft and music business honchos, who are
| always wary of piracy... The meeting was supposed to take place "some
| time after the holidays," he said. It also talks about the future
| of the zune.
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http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2007/01/music_industry_meeting_could_change_the_zune.html
http://tinyurl.com/y7z5wl
[2] Okay, I can't find that reference at the moment, but it talked about the
security giants having a secret meeting with Microsoft (and maybe the
government also) to discuss the huge issue that is Windows zombie.
Here are some fruits of the first type of loveaffair:
Microsoft may pay Zune tax twice
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| Microsoft's private deal with Universal Music to pay the record
| label a voluntary royalty of $1 for every Zune player it sells
| has raised eyebrows across both the technology and music
| industries. But it might not be the last payment Redmond owes
| from Zune, we've discovered.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/14/microsoft_zune_royalties/
Universal to seek money for each iPod sold
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| "It would be a nice idea. We have a negotiation coming up not too
| far. I don't see why we wouldn't do that... but maybe not in the
| same way," Morris said. His "same way" comment is a reference tot
| he Zune, which Universal already gets $1 from after signing a deal
| with Microsoft.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061128-8309.html
A Legitimate Reason to Hate the Zune (And Microsoft Too)
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| Here's the situation: Microsoft has agreed to pay a portion of
| the profits from the sales of the Zune to a record company
| (Universal) because the Zune will undoubtedly be used to
| store unpurchased songs.
|
| [...]
|
| Here it is important to remember a few simple things. The
| money goes to the Universal, not to the artists.
|
| [...]
|
| Microsoft's move sets a bad precedent and turns all consumers into
| thieves without evidence.
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http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/a-legitimate-reason-to-hate-the-zune-and-microsoft-too/
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~~ Best of wishes
"We should dedicate a cross-group team to come up with ways to leverage Windows
technically more."
--Jim Allchin, Microsoft
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