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Article #275Re: turbotax safecast copy protection
From: John Ockerbloom
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 17:33
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 17:33
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In article <v50kgcfkrdeg73@corp.supernews.com>, Michael P. <spam@cis.net> wrote: >As is the case with other copy protection products from Macrovision, the >honest user is inconvenienced while the dishonest users find a way around >the whole problem. Yup. I think Dan Gillmor said it best, about a year ago: "I'm not a thief. I'm a customer. When you treat me like a thief, I won't be your customer." It's a simple enough message. If enough of us live by it, and tell it to the people trying to sell us stuff, maybe they'll eventually get it. John Mark Ockerbloom
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