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HangFire · **Re: Intel quietly adds DRM to new chips -** 31-05-2005

Maybe not in Canada, the entertainment industry cartels have very little power here. The only success they've ever had is adding a .25 cent corporate tax onto blank CD-Rs, +R, and +RW.

They've continually been trying to pull more stunts like that, but they are continually being denied.

Hell, its even "legal" to download copyrighted material, as long as you're not re-selling it. Well, its not exactly legal, its just that nobody has ever been prosecuted for such a thing.

Every time I read another article about some ludicrous and immoral new law in the States (Induce, Patriot, DMCA), I feel quite proud to live where I do.

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HangFire Best served chilled Status: Offline Posts: 1,005 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Saskabush, Canuckada	Re: Intel quietly adds DRM to new chips - 31-05-2005 Maybe not in Canada, the entertainment industry cartels have very little power here. The only success they've ever had is adding a .25 cent corporate tax onto blank CD-Rs, +R, and +RW. They've continually been trying to pull more stunts like that, but they are continually being denied. Hell, its even "legal" to download copyrighted material, as long as you're not re-selling it. Well, its not exactly legal, its just that nobody has ever been prosecuted for such a thing. Every time I read another article about some ludicrous and immoral new law in the States (Induce, Patriot, DMCA), I feel quite proud to live where I do.