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No more than they would replace your tapes or floppy discs if they wereTom wrote:
Franc Zabkar wrote:
On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:17:08 +1000, The Real Andy
will_get_back_to_you_on_This@> put finger to keyboard and composed:
Lets be honest here, how many people do you think are getting mod
chips fitted to enable the use of games from other regions?
If the manufacturers weren't engaging in restrictive trade practices
(hey, that's against the law isn't it?), then mod chippers would have
no defence. Even then I'd still want to be able to backup a legitimate
purchase so that I wouldn't have to worry about it being accidentally
damaged. DVD rot is another reason I'd want to be able to backup my
movie or game collection. After all, I purchase DVDs in the
expectation that they will form part of an enduring library.
My 2c worth related to copy protection/region coding
Bought a CD of artist I like and think she deserves royalties, next
thing I want to rip it for my MP3 player (portable CD players don't work
very well when jogging) but it's protected. Took me a while to find a
way and eventually I ripped the CD but will never buy one again - it's
so much easier and quicker just to download it...
Last trip to Europe I bought 36 original, legal DVDs, all of them never
been released here. I don't understand why I have to use illegal means
to watch them here on my DVD player. My friends overseas have to do the
same to play australian DVDs I send them. For me its just a form of
censorship and pisses me off.
And what about backup? Would Sony or MS replace my scratched CD or game
for free?
Lets be honest here, haven't we heard music and movie industry crying
and screaming when compact cassette came out, video tape etc. They spend
their money and energy coming up with new copy protection and ripoff
(sorry, region) coding and short time later someone breaks it. They
complain every time about losses but the fact is they are getting richer
and more powerful. On the other hand I don't see artists (or game
developers for that matter) getting rich at the same rate as Sony and
other corporations involved in media.
Tom
Another post for framing........
You stole my thoughts
I can look after my property - I can make backups but they prevent themAnd what about backup? Would Sony or MS replace my scratched CD or game
for free?
No more than they would replace your tapes or floppy discs if they were
damaged .. Its not theyr job to look after your property ..
Yep, well I remember that.Lets be honest here, haven't we heard music and movie industry crying
and screaming when compact cassette came out, video tape etc. They spend
I can't for the life of me remember how the manufacturers, or the RIAA,their money and energy coming up with new copy protection and ripoff
(sorry, region) coding and short time later someone breaks it. They
Yep.complain every time about losses but the fact is they are getting richer
and more powerful. On the other hand I don't see artists (or game
Actually computer game development has become VERY big business in the past 10 years.developers for that matter) getting rich at the same rate as Sony and
other corporations involved in media.
Tom