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[Domsz06]

I support HDDVD bc I support non DRM media. By suporting BluRay, you are falling victim to the MPAA and Sony's DRM terms of use of which you will never be able to use your media as you choose.

cool cool. I agree with you there, so i'll buy an HD if/when I do.

Thanks for filling me in on that!!

[Domsz06]

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[spharis]

bluray has more than double the amount of copy protection.

BluRay: AACS (cracked) BD+ (not cracked) BD-ROM Mark (not cracked) + region coding (PITA)

vs.

HD-DVD: AACS (cracked)

[spharis]

Here's some more to chew on.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...-stealing.html

SonyBMG Chief Anti-piracy Lawyer: Ripping your own CDs to your computer is stealing.

Sony BMG's chief anti-piracy lawyer: "Copying" music you own is "stealing"
By Eric Bangeman | Published: October 02, 2007 - 09:12PM CT

Duluth, Minnesota — Testimony today in Capitol Records, et al v. Jammie Thomas quickly and inadvertently turned to the topic of fair use when Jennifer Pariser, the head of litigation for Sony BMG, was called to the stand to testify. Pariser said that file-sharing is extremely damaging to the music industry and that record labels are particularly affected. In doing so, she advocated a view of copyright that would turn many honest people into thieves.

Pariser noted that music labels make no money on touring, radio, or merchandise, which leaves the company particularly exposed to the negative effects of file-sharing. "It's my personal belief that Sony BMG is half the size now as it was in 2000," she said, thanks to piracy. In Pariser's view, "when people steal, when they take music without compensation, we are harmed."

Pariser has a very broad definition of "stealing." When questioned by Richard Gabriel, lead counsel for the record labels, Pariser suggested that what millions of music fans do is actually theft. The dirty deed? Ripping your own CDs or downloading songs you already own.

Gabriel asked if it was wrong for consumers to make copies of music which they have purchased, even just one copy. Pariser replied, "When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song." Making "a copy" of a purchased song is just "a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy'," she said.

Countless studies have shown that the majority of music on portable music players like the iPod comes from sources other than download services. For most people, that music is comprised primarily of songs "ripped" from CD collections to MP3 or some other comparable format. Indeed, most portable music players comes with software (like iTunes) which is designed to facilitate the easy ripping of CDs. According to Pariser's view, this is stealing.

We've actually heard something similar to this view before. As part of the 2006 triennial review of the effectiveness of the DMCA, a number of content-related industries filed a joint reply with the government on the effectiveness of the DMCA and the challenges that lay ahead for copyright. The argument relating to CDs espoused in the joint reply could be summarized: although nothing has prevented consumers from making backups of CDs, this cannot be construed as authorization from the music labels for them to do so. Thus, there has been no authorization of said backups, and the coincidental ability to make backups currently should not be mistaken for fair use.

Pariser's views appear to be similar, insofar as she clearly suggests that consumers have no right to make backups of the music that they have purchased in CD form or even in download form.

[Domsz06]

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[Domsz06]

wow thanks!! forget blue ray that's bs, if I buy the cd, I should be able to do what ever I want as long as I'm not profitting from it!!!!

[Domsz06]

13000 sweet

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bluray has more than double the amount of copy protection.

BluRay: AACS (cracked) BD+ (not cracked) BD-ROM Mark (not cracked) + region coding (PITA)

vs.

HD-DVD: AACS (cracked)

Here's some more to chew on.

SonyBMG Chief Anti-piracy Lawyer: Ripping your own CDs to your computer is stealing.

It was going to happen one day. I am surprised it didn't happen sooner than it did.

[Domsz06]

and 9.21

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is the wii really worth it? i mean I have never played it!!

I have played it and it's a very interactive gaming system. Makes people get off the couch.

[spharis]

I would only go wii if I had kids, which I do and will. It loses the novelty factor quickly. 360 is the way to go for the new gen of consoles. Again Sony has no adavantage with the PS3. All the PS3 only titles are no more. 360 only titles (HALO, Gear of War, Bioshock, etc) are worth the switch.

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Only chiming in b/c of the BD and HD comments.

Make sure you tell everyone you can that HDDVD and BluRay are the exact same format. The only thing supporting BluRay will yield is more copy protection formats vs. an already broken one on HDDVD, a higher price for purchasing movies as bluray cost mre per disc, and the possibility of Sony pulling typical Sony BS with their rootkits. Sony has a failure on their hands if only everyone would read up on the two formats and support the better one. BluRay has no advantage, only disadvantages.

Interesting. I only bought an HDDVD because it worked with the XBox that we purchased. I was question which gaming system that I should purchase and decided on xbox because they have been out for awhile. Unfortunately, they still have the damn overheating problem...

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It loses the novelty factor quickly.

Doesn't everything available to us fall into this catagory eventually.

[Domsz06]

so glad I'm playing golf today.

[Domsz06]

thanks for the info on the games and what not. I may pick up the 360 and the wii, not sure. have a gift card to spend and can't decide what to buy.