From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17AHh5-0007xe-00 for ; Tue, 21 May 2002 18:01:24 -0400 Received: (qmail 14555 invoked by uid 0); 21 May 2002 22:00:54 -0000 Received: from dhcp250-10-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.10.250) by mail.gmx.net (mp004-rz3) with SMTP; 21 May 2002 22:00:54 -0000 Message-ID: <003301c20112$e5fb83a0$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <001f01c2010b$ca3c1b40$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> <001301c20111$6b875be0$ab00a8c0@ec.rr.com> Subject: Re: [t.toner@NTLWORLD.COM: tech buffs crack copy-protected CDs with a marker] Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 18:00:18 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Yeah, and they probably even waisted a patent on it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cecil H. Whitley" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [t.toner@NTLWORLD.COM: tech buffs crack copy-protected CDs with a marker] > Interesting economics there, a protection scheme that probably costs > hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, defeated by a $.50 > marker. Now anyone with the information and a marker can get their "fair > use" without too much trouble. That's always been the problem with copy > protection, it infringes upon the rights of the user. > > Cecil > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >