Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 2nd Feb 2007 11:33 UTC, submitted by frik85
"As Vista's deployment ramps up, news has begun to circulate that its highly regarded Protected Media Path has been defeated. The Protected Media Path is an array of Digital Rights Management technologies that allows 'premium content' to be 'enjoyed' by the consumer. The individual that has been labeled responsible for this feat is Alex Ionescu. Alex Ionescu is highly experienced and talented programmer whose primary work concentrates on the community-based ReactOS project. ReactOS is an open source operating system based on the Windows architecture. To get a better understanding of his work, Slyck.com interviewed Alex who dispelled many of the myths surrounding his work, while also providing insight into his accomplishments."
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2005-06-29
@Kroc
I never get pissed off. I am treated like a criminal...
LOL I am kidding. I always thought that phrase was retarded at best.
I don't use DRM (except for DVDs) because I don't buy online songs. Nor any media content. I never buy medialess stuff. And I makes sure people never do. IMO this is a place where the government should intervene and set a standard for medialess goods. But then we'd be removing rights/freedoms from companies like Apple. And that's wrong.
But I respect DRM. It's the content providers right. We should respected what they need. People who are against DRM have no right to impose themselves on content providers. When we do, we're no better then the average bully. People who download songs they haven't bought put themselves at risk. They know what they're doing isn't legal. They didn't pay for that media. It's called being a freeloader. DRM that is inefficient will get removed from the market. It's the natural way of life.
But I will get Vista. Because it's better then XP and it runs all my stuff. And that is what I want. DRM won't affect me one bit. Nor remove my rights. lol