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Richey79 · 11-25-2010, 03:48 AM

http://www.geek.com/articles/games/g...omers-20100416

and more seriously:

http://www.wired.com/politics/law/co...cuitcourt_0801

It is as yet a moot point whether these license agreements are legally binding, since the legal profession are aware they are being used to fleece the consumer, and that noone ever reads them.

Whether it is a civil or criminal issue is very important. To strip the DRM is not really illegal in many countries, it's just that someone has the right to challenge you to protect their IP and prove damages have been perpetrated against themselves in court. Of course, the first company to take someone to court for this issue will see their share of the market fall dramatically and rapidly, so the likelihood of it happening barely registers on the scale.

Of course, ACTA is an attempt to start another Orwellian 'total war,' as America did with the War On Terror. It will be a method of justifying any illegal action taken by the state against its citizens, because our way of life is under an unprecedented level of threat, according to POTUS.

11-25-2010, 03:48 AM	#64
Richey79 mrkrgnao Posts: 241 Karma: 237248 Join Date: May 2010 Device: PRS650, K3 Wireless, Galaxy S3, iPad 3.	http://www.geek.com/articles/games/g...omers-20100416 and more seriously: http://www.wired.com/politics/law/co...cuitcourt_0801 It is as yet a moot point whether these license agreements are legally binding, since the legal profession are aware they are being used to fleece the consumer, and that noone ever reads them. Whether it is a civil or criminal issue is very important. To strip the DRM is not really illegal in many countries, it's just that someone has the right to challenge you to protect their IP and prove damages have been perpetrated against themselves in court. Of course, the first company to take someone to court for this issue will see their share of the market fall dramatically and rapidly, so the likelihood of it happening barely registers on the scale. Of course, ACTA is an attempt to start another Orwellian 'total war,' as America did with the War On Terror. It will be a method of justifying any illegal action taken by the state against its citizens, because our way of life is under an unprecedented level of threat, according to POTUS. Last edited by Richey79; 11-25-2010 at 03:51 AM.