We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.
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Interesting pack-in copy protection code sheet for the cassette version of the racing game "Turbo 64" for the Commodore 64. I found the box on my shelf this morning.
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@pluralistic
A theory of change [for the #EU, and the #GlobalSouth]: Ditch #IPlaws and #copyprotection, and set #interoperability free!!
"America's robust GDP figures are a mirage, artificially buoyed up by the monopoly rents extracted by #USBigTech, who prey on Americans AND foreigners.
But foreigners don't have to tolerate this nonsense. Governments around the world signed up to protect giant American companies from small domestic competitors (from local app stores—for phones, games consoles, and IoT gadgets—to local printer cartridge remanufacturers) on the promise of tariff-free access to US markets. With #Trump imposing tariffs will-ye or nill-ye on America's trading partners large and small, there is no reason to go on delivering rents to US Big Tech."
We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.
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But as #Techmoan showed, the idea of a "disposable rental" even existed with #VHS, and whilst #2View got literally #hacked by #clippy at least it's not complete #eWaste as people end up with a #reuseable 140min #Tape after it with allegedly just a little markup compared to a #rental and cheaper than buying a blank tape & renting a movie...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH4UFUdlmSo
- Still I dislike that idea just as much as #DIVX [not to be confused with the #DivX #codec!] because #DRM & #CopyProtection always is an #AntiFeature...
Cc: @TechConnectify
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@FritzAdalis @fl0und3r @fence Granted, #OpenBSD usually removes #complexity and stuff that can't be #secured to their standards, and I do applaud them for that.
- Even tho it comes at the cost of a system that isn't easy to get started with, since one's experience and intuition from #Linux won't help one here...
That being said even tho I despise #Netflix, they moved to #FreeBSD as that cuts down on their specific hardware needs, which is ne net and gross positive for the world and #BSD's as they'll need less hardware, datacenter floorspace, cooling, power and thus reduce the impact of their business.
- Tho it's not because Netflix is envoirmentally concious or some other #greenwashing reason, but because their infrastructure is more expensive than personnel and cutting down 5% cost at that is saving them millions even if they pay their BSD engineers 10x to their Linux counterparts.
OFC for #commercial users, BSDs are always more preferable as #GPLv2 of #Linux would basically make it hard to do the "security by obscurity" part of #DRM & #CopyProtection they want on stuff like #GameConsoles.
- BSD is way more permissive and I do like that.
Sadly for many, Linux won for most "mainstream" applications to the point that outside nieche cases, it's a rounding error in statistics.
- That being said many innovations do get adopted where possible, like #OpenZFS support (tho AFAIK OpenBSD lacks that for the aforementioned complexity reasons)...
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@Tathar I mean, #FPGA|s ain't that user-friendly in terms of setup and tooling, but #WebDevelopment as for #HDDVD should've been feasible for everyone who can make a site that doesn't look like shit on #InternetExploder 6!
- Bad jokes aside, I wounder if HD-DVD has any sort-of "#CopyProtection" that prevents like self-recorded discs from being played.
Cuz #bluray players do accept #BDROM discs from like those #miniBD #Camcorders...
- And even thos HD-DVD media and burners are basically #unobtanium these days, they should be able to use cheap #DVDROM since AFAIK most #DemoDiscs for HD-DVD were using #DVD media for cost savings as the #capacity of a #DualLayer-DVD is enough for the 15-30min looped #showreel footage and basically every HD-DVD drive I know does DVDs and CDs anyway so it's just #UDF 2.5 - ish.
And the whole "Copy Protection" - Pipeline with #HDCP & #AACS and the lice is only concerned about people duplicating #retail discs.
- Unlike #VideogameConsoles, these players were also #standalone & #offline-capable devices so #DRM like with the #Xbox360 and #XboxOne didn't really hapen,...
Espechally not on HD-DVD otherwise we'd not have this cool thing today!
#09F911 #029D74 #E35BD8 #4156C5 #635688 #C0 #09F911029D74E35BD84156C5635688C0
We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.
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@topher except it's #CopyProtection and #price...
PC Floppy Copy Protection: Vault Corporation Prolok - In the 2020s we’re used to software being readily accessible, and often free, whet... - https://hackaday.com/2024/10/11/pc-floppy-copy-protection-vault-corporation-prolok/ #retrocomputing #copyprotection #softwarepiracy #prolok
Hackaday · PC Floppy Copy Protection: Vault Corporation ProlokIn the 2020s we’re used to software being readily accessible, and often free, whether as-in-beer or as-in-speech. This situation is a surprisingly new one, and in an earlier era of consumer s…
We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.
PC Floppy Copy Protection: Electronic Arts Interlock - Continuing the series on floppy copy protection, [GloriousCow] examines Electronic... - https://hackaday.com/2024/09/17/pc-floppy-copy-protection-electronic-arts-interlock/ #reverseengineering #retrocomputing #copyprotection #electronicarts
Hackaday · PC Floppy Copy Protection: Electronic Arts InterlockContinuing the series on floppy copy protection, [GloriousCow] examines Electronic Arts’ Interlock system. This was used from 1984 to 1987 for at least fourteen titles released on both 5.25&#…
PC Floppy Copy Protection: Softguard Superlok - Sierra’s King Quest v1.0 for DOS.
Many have sought the holy grail of making commer... - https://hackaday.com/2024/09/09/pc-floppy-copy-protection-softguard-superlok/ #reverseengineering #retrocomputing #copyprotection
Hackaday · PC Floppy Copy Protection: Softguard SuperlokMany have sought the holy grail of making commercial media both readable and copy-proof, especially once everyone began to copy those floppies. One of these attempts to make floppies copy-proof was…
We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.
I've never had the 'pleasure' of needing to use a Lenslok, looks like a bloody nightmare.
@dhayannada funny because those assholes at #AxelSpringer also argued that #AdBlocking is a violation if #CopyProtection AND demanded that #SearchEngines pay them for listing them and nit that search engines should be paid.by them for allowing their shit in the index...
We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.
I got a COPYIIPC Option Board in pristine, unopened condition.
It copied magnetic traces disk-to-disk. A virtually unstoppable disk copier, aside from physical protections.
I was always fascinated with the cleverness of #copyprotection as a kid.
Good read here about the history of this board in these vintage computing forums, including the collusion between Central Point Software's President & Softguard Copy Protection's President.
Drama! 
https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/copy-2-pc-option-board.27992/
We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.
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I'd even add that all #copyright should be void the moment one can't legally acquire licenses for it and/or when the owners refuses to maintain the #Software (i.e. fix #bugs and espechally #Security issues), #CopyProtection, #DRM or anything else needed to install, use, reinstall or activate it.
Also any claims re: "#damages" from #piracy to do so should be nullified and those sueing should be charged with "false suspicion" if #pracy is necessary.