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dsf wrote on 5/26/2007, 11:38 PM
farss 5/26/2007 10:48:22 PM: what if they applied this logic to my home

I disagree with your analogy. I do not think there is a law that says it is: (1) illegal to tell someone how to open a lock; or (2) tell someone where he might find instructions on how to open a lock if neither person actually enters the house nor assists someone who does. What is illegal is to enter someone's house, regardless of whether it has effective locks or no locks at all. Correctly analogizing your house-breaking example from DRM laws, both (1) and (2) would be a crime.
fldave wrote on 5/27/2007, 12:05 AM
Horrifying to those using the current mainstream distribution/compensation model.

This will accelerate the implementation of future models of content distribution. But probably not in the US :(
Coursedesign wrote on 5/27/2007, 1:07 PM
Well, who knows. It may happen even here in the U.S.

The popularity of the DVR (currently estimated at 20% of households), which allows fast-forwarding past commercials, has already started a major shift towards alternative advertising: sponsored content in programming, large flat screens in store windows everywhere, video LCDs on hand dryers in public bathrooms running commercials, ditto in supermarket checkout lines, at hair dressers, etc.

Change can happen even here.
GenJerDan wrote on 5/27/2007, 3:13 PM
One of the pizza parlors back home has large screen TVs running split screen. The show on the left, (silent) advertising on the right.