[:BLIP:]Re: [Gllug] Fwd: So

[Simon Stewart]

On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 12:15:02PM +0100, Stephen Harker wrote:
> On Friday 14 June 2002 10:17, Simon Stewart wrote:
> 
> > Harry Potter has been released without Macrovision copy protection,
> > presumably as an experiment to see how it affects sales. I suggest we all
> > go and buy a copy.
> 
> Why would we all want to go and BUY such a crappy film?

s/buy/discourage people from pirating/ might have made more sense. Not
sure about you, but I don't know many people who routinely pirate
films in any case. 

How much effect do you think this will really have?  Is it just to
allow WB to support their claim that not having DRM built into
everything will destroy their profits? Or is it simply a move by the
studios highlighting their belief that Macrovision is increasingly
useless? 

Wearing my cynic's hat, I reckon that this particular film is being
released without copy protection to encourage pirating and provide
"proof" that the public can't be trusted.

Cheers,

Simon

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