Basically new expensive monitors will be required to view hi-def tv content on the computer:
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/ ... -vista.ars
M$ & Apple's plans for DRM for Hi-def video on computers
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all I can say is
what a fricken mess. Now throw in DRM ridden IPTV that will hit the market in 2006 it gets to be even more of a mess.
DRM has nothing to do with benefiting consumers. the RIAA and MPAA is pushing this crap down everyone's throat.
DRM may be a good idea in theory but businesses are taking it and turning it against their CUSTOMERS. It pisses me off that more people aren't pissed off about DRM. It is a scary situation when corporations are into managing peoples rights whether it be watching a movie on pc or being able to implement free speech.
Anybody who doesn't use a mac or a windows pc will be left out in the dark. just like we were with dvd's - linux users still can't view encrypted dvd's in the US leagally. why is that? do you think microsoft has anything to do with it?
Why can't someone just pay somebody to write a legal dvd player in the US for linux. It can't be that hard to have gone on for this long.
DRM is just crap and should be avoided at all costs. I know my digital rights and I can manage them just fine thank you - I don't need anybody else to manage them for me.
DRM has nothing to do with benefiting consumers. the RIAA and MPAA is pushing this crap down everyone's throat.
DRM may be a good idea in theory but businesses are taking it and turning it against their CUSTOMERS. It pisses me off that more people aren't pissed off about DRM. It is a scary situation when corporations are into managing peoples rights whether it be watching a movie on pc or being able to implement free speech.
Anybody who doesn't use a mac or a windows pc will be left out in the dark. just like we were with dvd's - linux users still can't view encrypted dvd's in the US leagally. why is that? do you think microsoft has anything to do with it?
Why can't someone just pay somebody to write a legal dvd player in the US for linux. It can't be that hard to have gone on for this long.
DRM is just crap and should be avoided at all costs. I know my digital rights and I can manage them just fine thank you - I don't need anybody else to manage them for me.
Re: all I can say is
Linspire has a legal DVD player for their users:jsusanka wrote:Why can't someone just pay somebody to write a legal dvd player in the US for linux. It can't be that hard to have gone on for this long.
DRM is just crap and should be avoided at all costs. I know my digital rights and I can manage them just fine thank you - I don't need anybody else to manage them for me.
http://www.linspire.com/lindows_product ... t_id=11804
It appears to be xine with the legal codecs pre-installed.
I agree DRM is total BS. It gets thrown out of the courts only to have the hardware manufactures in cohoots with the movie studios and ram it down our throats. The sheeple need to wake up.
I find this very concerning too, especially in light of the music drm issues I have been having.
Since windows is the dominate desktop os, and general joe user will most likely purchase a system with MS software pre-loaded; the majority of people will probably not be concerned with this.
The iPod is top on the portable mp3 list for joe user. So couple the iPod and iTunes with Windows and it is seamless to the user to get their music and play it legally. I would figure that most people using a music download service like iTunes or any of the others are pretty much looking to play these files on a portable device or on their computer, not necessarily burning to a cd and such. Thus, again, most people will not be concerned.
Now what one might notice is that a number of these services only work with specific devices. Thus I cannot seamlessly transfer the songs I purchased through iTunes to my iRiver like I can my iPod. DRM gets in the way. I hope more and more of this comes to light.
We are on the cusp of online video rental though something like netflix. As services like this start to spring up with drm in place, I fear that Linux is going to be left out in the cold. What both Apple and MS have going for them is a cooproration with deep pockets that dines with the RIAA and MPAA. They're all slapping one anothers backs and ensuring their control over the content.
So it will come down to if you want to play you will have to pay, and you will have to do it our way or it is illegal.[/list]
Since windows is the dominate desktop os, and general joe user will most likely purchase a system with MS software pre-loaded; the majority of people will probably not be concerned with this.
The iPod is top on the portable mp3 list for joe user. So couple the iPod and iTunes with Windows and it is seamless to the user to get their music and play it legally. I would figure that most people using a music download service like iTunes or any of the others are pretty much looking to play these files on a portable device or on their computer, not necessarily burning to a cd and such. Thus, again, most people will not be concerned.
Now what one might notice is that a number of these services only work with specific devices. Thus I cannot seamlessly transfer the songs I purchased through iTunes to my iRiver like I can my iPod. DRM gets in the way. I hope more and more of this comes to light.
We are on the cusp of online video rental though something like netflix. As services like this start to spring up with drm in place, I fear that Linux is going to be left out in the cold. What both Apple and MS have going for them is a cooproration with deep pockets that dines with the RIAA and MPAA. They're all slapping one anothers backs and ensuring their control over the content.
So it will come down to if you want to play you will have to pay, and you will have to do it our way or it is illegal.[/list]
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DRM is just another way corperations can screw open source apps, and small bussinesses. Hope the opensource drm will help