the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.

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Originally Posted by MrMagoo

Agreed, law & technology are separate, to some extent. However, given that I have been legally granted the right to copy music I've purchased for my own use, how come I can not buy from Apple without iTunes, copy to a non-iPod player, or copy to a CD without 'authorizing' my computer, unless I use some DRM circumvention? Or copy a DVD onto my computer without cracking it? etc...

These are all technological constraints upon my legal rights foisted on me by the RIAA/MPAA.

I can sum it up in 2 words: Slick Willie. First he approved PL 105-147 [H.R.2265] known as the No Electronic Theft Act in 1997 and then signed PL 105-304 [H.R.2281] known as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in early 1998. These neo-socialists furtively undermine the US Constitution all the time! I seem to recall that Slick Willie had a large number of music and hollywood types backing his campaign too! Hmm... I don't see any conflict of interests there now, do I?