From: "Rich" 

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   Stronger protections are due to one thing, technological advances =
that make piracy easier with increases in connection speeds being a = major
one if not the major one.  10 years ago people didn't steal movies = over
the internet like they do today because it wasn't practical.  20 = years
ago you had to distribute physical media which took significant = time to
duplicate.

   I don't see copy protection restrictions becoming any more =
restrictive.  They seem focused on one thing, don't allow unlicenced = copying.

   It's very interesting that this seems to affect your life so much.  I =
could see this if you are one of the folks active in pirating software =
and content.  I can't think of a single example where any such =
restrictions have affected me but I'm not a pirate.

Rich
  "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:45bced48$1{at}w3.nls.net...


  The whole thing is being motivated by the desire of the software and =
content=20
  industries to have more and more restrictive options for copy =
protection and=20
  licensing use.

  Geo.

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   Stronger
protections are =
due to one=20
thing, technological advances that make piracy easier with increases in=20
connection speeds being a major one if not the major one.  10
years = ago=20
people didn't steal movies over the internet like they do today because = it=20
wasn't practical.  20 years ago you had to distribute physical =
media which=20
took significant time to duplicate.
 
   I don't see copy =
protection=20
restrictions becoming any more restrictive.  They seem focused on = one=20
thing, don't allow unlicenced copying.
 
   It's very
interesting that =
this seems=20
to affect your life so much.  I could see this if you are one of =
the folks=20
active in pirating software and content.  I can't think of a
single = example=20
where any such restrictions have affected me but I'm not a =
pirate.
 
Rich

  "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  in message news:45bced48$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  The whole thing is being motivated by the
desire of the =
software=20
  and content industries to have more and more restrictive options =
for copy=20
  protection and licensing use.
 
Geo.

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