Efforts to stop music piracy 'pointless' according to microsoft scientists

[Adul]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2502399.stm

Record industry attempts to stop the swapping of pop music on online networks such as Kazaa will never work.

So says a research paper prepared by computer scientists working for software giant Microsoft.

 

[0roo0roo]

yup, just give me dvd audio without lame copy protection schemes so i can feel better about spending money damnit!!

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Righteous!

EDIT: BTW, in mother russia, the music pirates you!

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

REmember one thing, there is nothing illegal about backing up your data.

 

[pulse8]

I don't know why the RIAA thinks it can do something that software companies have been trying to do for decades.

Piracy will never cease.

 

[StageLeft]

Another reason to love MS

 

[SWirth86]

Way to state the obvious...

 

[GoodToGo]

At least they realized this before going ahead with some stupid schemes like copy protected music CD's or Palladium.

 

[BillGates]

I like to hear the "big guys" admit that piracy is never going to stop.....they're right. However, legal piracy would suck too because nobody would make any money and we'd be stuck with all open source software and independant movies filmed on camcorders, heh..

 

[0roo0roo]

lol yes, open source movies would suck! pay for stuff u like people

companies may suck, but so do people. i know some people who havn't paid for sh*t in years.

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: BillGates
I like to hear the "big guys" admit that piracy is never going to stop.....they're right. However, legal piracy would suck too because nobody would make any money and we'd be stuck with all open source software and independant movies filmed on camcorders, heh..

Ugh... up the nose shots on chicks saying "I'm so scared right now" becoming as standard as cars blowing up after being shot with a 22...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

 

[EagleKeeper]

Czar beat you to this

 

[Adul]

no wonder i didnt find it. used the wrong search terms