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Originally Posted by Pride Of Lions
Also, as the geeks get geekier, they always outnumber the record companies and will easily rally worldwide to overcome any potential obstacle that the DRMers try to impose. As the non-geeks lag further behind, they are the ones who will be inconvenienced by the rotting CD's or the non-be-able-to-rip-them-to-the-hard-drive or whatever. And because those are the vast majority of consumers and users, the RIAA (and their ilk) can exercise a modicum of control over the majority of their cash flow. The more people who increase their tech. knowledge, the more the RIAA is concerned with theft via the "geek pipeline." And the more Draconian the anti-geek laws become, the more the geeks rail loudly against the machine.
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Unfortunately, in less than 6 years, none of us, geek or otherwise, will have a choice. Hard-coded DRM is going into the silicon in every computer processor (Intel, AMD, Motorola, PowerPC), mandated by federal standards. Many are already there, just not activated as yet.
Very soon, we won't have a choice, so stock up on computer parts now if you're the paranoid type.
The other scary thing that's being discussed, is prohibiting people from connecting to the Internet unless their computer is "approved" to do so, via the CPUID and DRM-in-silicon methods. ISPs and service providers will simply forbid you from connecting unless your OS and hardware supports their key system. Its a scary future when the media companies convince the federal government to mandate these kinds of laws and guidelines.
"Just leave a sample of your DNA on this usb dongle, put in your password, and we'll check your computer's contents for any copyrighted material before you can connect to the Internet."
Its going this direction. With national/global databases, DNA being gathered whether you approve of it or not, your every move being tracked by IP address, city camera, RFID tags, GPS systems, and many other technologies we probably haven't invented yet.. the Telescreen isn't far behind.