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Oracle Goddess writes “Buying DRMed content, then having that content stop working later, is fair, writes Steven Metalitz, the lawyer who represents the MPAA, RIAA in a letter to the top legal advisor at the Copyright Office. ‘We reject the view that copyright owners and their licensees are required to provide consumers with perpetual access to creative works.’ In other words, if it stops working, too bad. Not surprisingly, Metalitz also strongly opposes any exemption that would allow users to legally strip DRM from content if a store goes dark and takes down its authentication servers.”
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Aubrey
said: And this is the real practical joke… -
giginger
said: In which case they shouldn’t expect to be paid for media that wont play for as long as I own it.I’m sick of getting DVDs that have an anti-piracy advert at the start that can’t be skipped. Are they that fucking stupid? -
TheKonkles.net
said: Wow, unbelievable! They want you to buy things several times throughout your lifetime. . .
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