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Crazed Rabbit
05-02-2007, 07:06
They flood websites to fight 'the man'.

Namely - www.digg.com, right now. Go there for a larf.

Q for discussion - did the peoples overreact? Are calls for the end of digg.com premature, or too late? Should the founder be praised or scorned for his actions? Why can't companies make up copy protection that isn't laughingly easy?

CR
naut
05-02-2007, 07:43
Uh? I don't get it.
Husar
05-02-2007, 10:53
Neither do I.
I don't see "the man" there, I just see some seemingly normal news and the top ten are full of HD-DVD topics which don't really interest me until the prices are somewhat normal and they got rid of DRM.
sapi
05-02-2007, 11:03
For those who don't understand what this is about (http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39330)

And an official change of stance (http://blog.digg.com/?p=74)

I don't really have an opinion on this - both sides are right, in their own way.

The final decision - listen to the community - is probably the best outcome they could have hoped for.

Stuff the litigators :grin2:
sapi
05-02-2007, 13:05
And the same story from a reputable source ~;) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6615047.stm)
Crazed Rabbit
05-02-2007, 15:14
Neither do I.
I don't see "the man" there, I just see some seemingly normal news and the top ten are full of HD-DVD topics which don't really interest me until the prices are somewhat normal and they got rid of DRM.

Sapi's already posted the story - the numbers aren't random.

CR
Ronin
05-02-2007, 15:42
what a great move......they just took a fact that was known by a handfull of hackers and turned into something that thousands of people will look into now.

score another point for the corporate think tank :dizzy2: :laugh4:
drone
05-02-2007, 16:36
They handled it poorly. Instead of secretly (not so after all) deleting the posts/thread, they should have come out and said they were being served a cease and desist order from the MPAA and put forth the consequences of further posts along those lines. Their actions got a bunch of geeks thinking censorship and corporate kowtowing, which was bound to get a reaction like this.
Husar
05-02-2007, 19:47
The AACS handled it great, it could boost HD-DVD sales.
If people know they can crack the HD-DVDs, they are more likely to buy them because when they buy Blu-Ray discs, they won't be able to copy them.:laugh4:
sapi
05-03-2007, 08:20
Nonsense - Blu-Ray won't last more than a few minutes before being cracked :grin2:
naut
05-03-2007, 08:31
Edit: Nevermind.