DRM Nightmare - Use HD and Lose Previously Purchased Media

Davis Freeberg ran into the nightmare scenario of losing access to his DRM-disabled purchases, simply by upgrading a PC monitor. "I recently purchased a new HD monitor, but when I installed it, I lost the streaming capabilities on Netflix's website. When I tried to troubleshoot the issue, I had to agree to let Netflix "reset my DRM" by destroying my Amazon.com files. Because Hollywood wants to punish people for using technology that is outside of their protocol, they are denying... access to low resolution internet videos until I downgrade my monitor to standard definition."
"Something is wrong when their DRM won't even allow you to pay to use their product."

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[zogger]

I'm posting this link to technocrat, it is just too juicy for words! It's getting to the point that I am almost in favor for taliban styled punishment for corporate CEO retards who pull this crap. Enough's enough!

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[DaedalusHKX]

Ahh, but it is still criminal (in the true sense of the word) if someone else does it for you. That's what makes every government in the world so vicious. They will gladly initiate aggression against anyone at the drop of a pin, and claim its for their own good, or the good of some amorphous group known as "society" (which "miraculously" omits the people being oppressed, who always manage to find themselves extricated from "society" when certain parts of "society" decide to take action against them.) I

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[zogger]

The patronizing part is..I don't. I boycott any number of corporate bad practices. I just don't like their sneaky manipulation of the laws and the easiest way for me to "bash" them is on the web. The taliban deal was (obvious to me, but didn't come across as obvious I guess..my bad) tongue in cheek. When rocks get turned over by someone and some evile crap is exposed, I am willingly to help out and "spread the word", that is one of the main advantages of the internet today. In ye olden days we had to type

Slashdotted...

[johndiii]

You hit the front page, and the guy has probably hit his CPU quota for the next three years. Oops.

Needs better word of mouth

[smittyoneeach]

Give these companies a swift kick in the court of pubic opinion.

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Just steal it

[Profane MuthaFucka]

Just steal it. Go ahead, it's OK. I said so. Everybody should do it. Steal it. I do.