Sd#45 the Missing Schmidt
We are full of apologies tonight. Oh, and sorry again because we’re going to be talking about upcoming law changes!
Headlines:
- Facebook filing for IPO
- And RIM goes for the bottle of pills . . .
- Is #fail the same as #BeBold? When it comes to RIM, the answer is yes.
- More Internet Security bills?! Everyone panic. Wait, no, don’t.
- Hollywood still doesn’t know how the internet works
- Warner Bros. is “aggressively stupid” and “economically clueless”
- Viacom CEO states some stupid things and some interesting things
- Google gives Microsoft a great ad campaign
- Youtube could introduce a subscriber service
- Hulu is making money
- Netflix’s new secret will help with bandwidth caps
- Captain America 2 shooting this year, and rumor of Nick Fury movie
- Monty Python reunion in a new Sci-Fi movie?
- Watchmen Babies coming to a comic book store near you. Why this is a bad idea.
Talking point: The expiration of Jailbreak extension for DMCA
- When it’s yours, its yours
- Do companies have the right to limit user tweaking
- What are the legal implications for modifying your own devices? Safety? Monetary?
Zuke’s Favorite: Space cats. No, not that one.
Zohner’s Favorite: Waze gets a new look Market link
Stark’s Favorite: Star Command (Trekkie) RPG for your phone
I’m glad you guys were able to finish without me; I know it can be challenging at times.
As far as the DMCA talking point, I am also on the fence with this. I really enjoy hacking any device that I own, mainly just to see what else I can do with it. However, you are always treading on dangerous waters when you are directly infringing on copyright issues. If I’m hacking my Xbox to put XBMC on it so I can watch any of my ripped DVDs from one source, then that is fine; but if you’re hacking your Xbox so you can circumvent copyright and play pirated Xbox games, then that is illegal, and I agree with the DMCA that the manufacturer has the right to try to stop that.
One thing is sure though, no matter what manufacturers do, no matter what the DMCA does, hackers will still hack devices, copyright laws will still be broken, and all their efforts will be (mostly) in vain.
The lesson to be learned is never try to implement DRM in any form. It will be hacked rendering your time and resources a complete waste.