Re: Re: A new device. Be still, my heart.

On Thu, 6 Aug 2009, Daniel P. B. Smith wrote:

> Oh, and as long as I'm dreaming, how about a way for me to transfer
> $300 of purchased of Rocket eBook content that is tied to a
> serialized device that no longer exists (it finally tied), supported
> by servers and a company that no longer exist?

How dare you ask for something so unreasonable!!!!

Haven't you heard???

"We reject the view that copyright owners and their licensees are 
required to provide consumers with perpetual access to creative 
works. No other product or service providers are held to such 
lofty standards. No one expects computers or other electronics 
devices to work properly in perpetuity, and there is no reason 
that any particular mode of distributing copyrighted works should 
be required to do so."

  - Steven Metalitz at
http://www.copyright.gov/1201/2008/answers/7_10_responses/kasunic-letter-re-questions-re-authentication-servers.pdf
  - page 4
  - in response to "Questions related to authentication servers" at
  http://www.copyright.gov/1201/2008/questions/index.html

(via http://boingboing.net/2009/07/29/movierecord-industry.html )


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: nihil tam munitum quod non expugnari pecunia possit - cicero :


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