angshuman Posted July 20, 2006 Posted July 20, 2006 http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/drmhacks.ars
kirottu Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 This article made me sure about one thing. Those 14 year olds who get a hak or a mod from the internets so they can pwn in some online game shouldn This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
angshuman Posted July 21, 2006 Author Posted July 21, 2006 (edited) The problem is that M$ and Sony and the RIAA and MPAA don't care about the differences between these idiots and the people that are fighting for fair use on principle such as "DVD-Jon"... the DMCA screws them equally. In fact, indirectly, the DMCA screws genuine consumers even more. They are the ones that have to deal with all the copy-protection [poopie] while the hackers (regardless of whether they are acting in self-interest or on principles) get unrestricted access to the oh-so-precious content. Far Cry wouldn't run on my PC unless I uninstalled CloneCD. This was the *trial* version of CloneCD for [pity's] sake that I had installed just for laughs. I could have uninstalled CloneCD, but I uninstalled Far Cry instead. You have to draw the line somewhere. Edited for profanity. Edited July 21, 2006 by metadigital
mkreku Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 You installed CloneCD "just for laughs"? Does that program come with a built-in little comedian? Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Fenghuang Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 I really hate the DMCA. Lawmakers who pass bills about computers and technology should really try and do a better job of understanding the technology and the implications of the law in question before passing them. RIP
alanschu Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 Perhaps his laughing was evil laughing as he copied piles and piles of copyrighted material!
metadigital Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 Would that be more properly termed a cackle, chortle or guffaw? Maybe a cuffawkle? OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Judge Hades Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 The purpoe of copy protection is to annoy legitimate users. Can't you see that is the case? Really.
Ellester Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 The purpoe of copy protection is to annoy legitimate users. Can't you see that is the case? Really. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It ends up working out that way Life is like a clam. Years of filtering crap then some bastard cracks you open and scrapes you into its damned mouth, end of story. - Steven Erikson
Pidesco Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 Would that be more properly termed a cackle, chortle or guffaw? Maybe a cuffawkle? Cuffawkle sounds like something a person would do in the privacy of his own bedroom, preferably with someone special. :"> It could be a verb: "Wanna go to my bedroom and cuffawkle with me?" "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
Pidesco Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 Cuffawkling is a strange and wonderful thing. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
Musopticon? Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 Yes. With enough effort we can form this into a private internet fad. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds
Pidesco Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 That would be awesome enough to warrant some cuffawkling. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
Musopticon? Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 You, sir, have a meeting of cuffawkly magnitude tonight. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds
Pidesco Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 Cuffawkling? For me? Why, thank you. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
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