Comment Propaganda Sucks (Score 1) 603
I sent this to letters@latimes.com I hope you do the same:
I have a problem with the article:
http://www.calendarlive.com/calendarlive/movies/ 20000130/t000009450.html
This article pertains to DVD's and the MPAA. One is nice, the other is not,
and in that order. I have to ask why you publish this? Is it for money? Is
it because the LA Times supports this? Why?
This "article" is blatant propaganda and slanderous at that. It uses the
term "Hacker" like it is a sin to be one. Hackers are not theives, they are
the people who brought you the internet way back in the 70's. Jack Valenti
(the author whos hands are dirty) writes as though he thinks that the "code"
he is referring to is akin to child pornography. This code does not even
work in its current form, I know this because I have it. It is just an
example of a singular implementation by Jon Johansson to demonstrate that it
is possible to play DVD's under the PC operating system Linux.
This "program that allows computer users to hack into encrypted digital
video discs" WAS intended for use in a DVD player application (something
that isn't going to be implemented on a free OS such as Linux unless someone
does it). Consumers have been able to playback and view entire movies on
their computers for quite some time now, this isn't a novel idea.
To play the movies, you must first de-encrypt them, and then view the 'data
stream' that is is produced through an mpeg compatible viewer. Jack is wrong
when he says that you need to remove the encryption to copy the disc to your
hard drive. You don't need to at all, only when you view the movie do you
need to. I personally have seen movies off of a persons hard drive like
this. Obviously, the intention is not to steal property or to make "pirate"
copies of movies but to watch movies off of ones legally purchased hardware
and DVD's.
So, unless you or you authors will stop the propaganda and the witch hunt
that has ruined Jon Johansson's calm 16 year old life. Don't publish blatant
lies and trash. I have been an "evil hacker" since the first day I had a
computer, or for that matter was mentally aware of my existance. You don't
have to play with computers to be a hacker, but it helps. You have offended
me, and about half a million faithful slashdot.org readers. Please stop.
Regards,
Jeremiah Stanley
miah@idcomm.com
I have a problem with the article:
http://www.calendarlive.com/calendarlive/movies
This article pertains to DVD's and the MPAA. One is nice, the other is not,
and in that order. I have to ask why you publish this? Is it for money? Is
it because the LA Times supports this? Why?
This "article" is blatant propaganda and slanderous at that. It uses the
term "Hacker" like it is a sin to be one. Hackers are not theives, they are
the people who brought you the internet way back in the 70's. Jack Valenti
(the author whos hands are dirty) writes as though he thinks that the "code"
he is referring to is akin to child pornography. This code does not even
work in its current form, I know this because I have it. It is just an
example of a singular implementation by Jon Johansson to demonstrate that it
is possible to play DVD's under the PC operating system Linux.
This "program that allows computer users to hack into encrypted digital
video discs" WAS intended for use in a DVD player application (something
that isn't going to be implemented on a free OS such as Linux unless someone
does it). Consumers have been able to playback and view entire movies on
their computers for quite some time now, this isn't a novel idea.
To play the movies, you must first de-encrypt them, and then view the 'data
stream' that is is produced through an mpeg compatible viewer. Jack is wrong
when he says that you need to remove the encryption to copy the disc to your
hard drive. You don't need to at all, only when you view the movie do you
need to. I personally have seen movies off of a persons hard drive like
this. Obviously, the intention is not to steal property or to make "pirate"
copies of movies but to watch movies off of ones legally purchased hardware
and DVD's.
So, unless you or you authors will stop the propaganda and the witch hunt
that has ruined Jon Johansson's calm 16 year old life. Don't publish blatant
lies and trash. I have been an "evil hacker" since the first day I had a
computer, or for that matter was mentally aware of my existance. You don't
have to play with computers to be a hacker, but it helps. You have offended
me, and about half a million faithful slashdot.org readers. Please stop.
Regards,
Jeremiah Stanley
miah@idcomm.com
