From: Tony Williams 

Geo wrote:
> "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
> news:434c99d9$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>>Fiction now, but there do seem to be a some enabling technologies being
>>developed. Intel building DRM into it's processors, Microsoft doing the
>>same in software, monitors which have to pass a security test before
>>they're allowed to play a video.
>
>
> It's all about taking control away from the customer/user and giving it to
> the vendor.
>

It does look that way :(

On the other hand, I reckon it would be financial suicide for any company
to try and enforce that type of DRM without legislation to back it up. Call
me naive but I don't think that legislation will be passed, so I'm not too
worried yet.

--
Tony

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