Next-gen Nokia Linux devices will get multitouch and Qt UI (ars technica) [LWN.net]

Next-gen Nokia Linux devices will get multitouch and Qt UI (ars technica)

Posted Oct 14, 2009 15:45 UTC (Wed) by foom (subscriber, #14868)
In reply to: Next-gen Nokia Linux devices will get multitouch and Qt UI (ars technica) by drag
Parent article: Next-gen Nokia Linux devices will get multitouch and Qt UI (ars technica)

> That is if you do not obey the DRM requirements they will sue you and if
> you do not obey and keep fighting them to the end they eventually will send
> armed men into your house, take you away from everything you ever achieved
> and loved, and throw you into a cage.

The funny thing, of course, is that this works just as well *even without* the technical measures
they're so fond of inflicting upon people. The technical measures are really just about 100% useless.

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Next-gen Nokia Linux devices will get multitouch and Qt UI (ars technica)

Posted Oct 14, 2009 15:57 UTC (Wed) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link]

Yes. The technical measures are designed to put the restrictions into the
category of digital copyright restrictions as required by the DMCA laws.

It is still perfectly legal to have the means and discuss cracking _analog_
copyright restrictions (which is why it is legal to sell descrambling cable
boxes). But digital copyright restrictions is a special protected category
were it is illegal to even discuss, in technological details, the means to
circumvent the restrictions.