Re: Gooodbye to nicked software...

On Sat, 6 Aug 2005 14:52:42 +0100, Bonge Boo! wrote
(in article <BF1A7F3A.A66B6%bingbong@xxxxxxxxxxx>):

> http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=25172

See <http://daringfireball.net/2005/08/trusted> for a reality check on
the Cory Doctorow rant.

>
> If Apple are to use DRM to stop OS X being installed on Intel I wander how
> long it will be before software, digital media, etc all get locked to the
> machine ID?

Won't worry me as long as the licenses I've paid for can be moved to
another machine if I upgrade and can be used on a desktop when at home
or a PB when mobile.

>
> I think the days of "free" media for us to consume are coming to an end.

Anything that is free will still work. If you have to pay the license
fee to use software then nothing will have changed, except the
freeloaders will have to pay. Good thing too.

Ian

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