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DVD Jon retrial begins today (Register)DVD Jon retrial begins today (Register)Posted Dec 2, 2003 17:22 UTC (Tue) by jasonW (guest, #15835)Parent article: DVD Jon retrial begins today (Register) From http://www.ipjustice.org/media_releases/120103jj.html ”If Johansen's acquittal is over-turned on appeal, it will become illegal for Norwegians to bypass DVD region code restrictions or technical restrictions that prevent fast-forwarding over advertisements, or otherwise circumvent digital controls on their own property,” said IP Justice Executive Director Robin Gross. One that that annoys me to no end is buying a DVD only to be forced to sit and watch movie previews. And, as far as I am concerned, this should forcing me to watch said ads should be illegal. I bought a DVD for a certain movie. If they want to advertise to me, that is fine, but forcing me to watch those ads is another story. What we are seeing is technology bypassing the old business models and people don't want to let go of those models and adapt. It has been said before, but if we continue down this path most people in the world will be "criminals" by definition of the courts (though, that does not mean they are morally wrong to do it. Remember, legality does not equal morality). The world could possibly be a truly free and interesting place in ten years, or it could be absolutely restrictive and orwellian.
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