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From: "Neil Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Joseph Ashwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: FC: Hollywood wants to plug "analog hole," regulate A-D
> On
> Dave Emery[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 08:59:43PM -0500, Neil Johnson wrote:
>
> > Remember it only requires ONE high-quality non-watermarked analog to
> digital
> > copy to make it on the net and it's all over.
>
> And that is what this whole nonsensi
Mike Rosing wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Dave Emery wrote:
>
>> And telling the public that they face serious jail time if they
>>don't turn in that Creative Soundblaster from the old PC in the attic
>>closet isn't going to fly. The sheeple may be sheep but even they
>>aren't going to acce
On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Dave Emery wrote:
> And telling the public that they face serious jail time if they
> don't turn in that Creative Soundblaster from the old PC in the attic
> closet isn't going to fly. The sheeple may be sheep but even they
> aren't going to accept that kind of nonsens
On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 08:59:43PM -0500, Neil Johnson wrote:
> Remember it only requires ONE high-quality non-watermarked analog to digital
> copy to make it on the net and it's all over.
And that is what this whole nonsensical scheme founders on.
There are probably 300-500 mi
On Sunday 02 June 2002 08:24 pm, Joseph Ashwood wrote:
>>
> The MPAA has not asked that all ADCs be forced to comply, only that those
> in a position to be used for video/audio be controlled by a cop-chip. While
> the initial concept for this is certainly to bloat the ADC to include the
> watermar
Everything I'm about to say should be taken purely as an analytical
discussion of possible solutions in light of the possibilities for the
future. For various reasons I discourage performing the analyzed alterations
to any electronic device, it will damage certain parts of the functionality
of the
> continuing to watch your old video tapes on your old VCR is not an
> option after the upgrade and registration deadline for these
> infringement devices has passed.
Actually, for the last one or two years it's already illegal to sell or re-sell
(even used) VCRs without macrovision shit.
What w
Mike wrote:
> And what's to prevent it from happening at a high level if
> there's enough profit in it? MPAA is a tiny market compared
> to the rest of the electronics industry - it will be easy to
> bypass the law on a huge scale. You don't need to be a
> "sufficiently talented electrical e
On Thu, 30 May 2002, Nomen Nescio wrote:
> This is absurd. In all the commentary on this issue, no one has made
> the obvious point that the MPAA has no interest or intention in putting
> watermark detectors into every ADC chip! They don't care about the ADC
If they don't they are screwed.
>
Peter Trei writes:
> My mind has been boggled, my flabbers have been ghasted.
>
> In the name of protecting their business model, the MPAA
> proposes that every analog/digital (A/D) converter - one of
> the most basic of chips - be required to check for US
> government mandated copyright flags. Qu
> --
> From: Nomen Nescio[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 12:20 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: FC: Hollywood wants to plug "analog hole," regulate A-D
> converters
>
> Peter
On Thu, 30 May 2002, Nomen Nescio wrote:
> This is absurd. In all the commentary on this issue, no one has made
> the obvious point that the MPAA has no interest or intention in putting
> watermark detectors into every ADC chip! They don't care about the ADC
If they don't they are screwed.
>
At 06:20 AM 5/30/2002 +0200, Nomen Nescio wrote:
>Peter Trei writes:
> > My mind has been boggled, my flabbers have been ghasted.
> >
> > In the name of protecting their business model, the MPAA
> > proposes that every analog/digital (A/D) converter - one of
> > the most basic of chips - be requir
Peter Trei writes:
> My mind has been boggled, my flabbers have been ghasted.
>
> In the name of protecting their business model, the MPAA
> proposes that every analog/digital (A/D) converter - one of
> the most basic of chips - be required to check for US
> government mandated copyright flags. Qu
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