Sep
25
2007
DRM - Minus £27.97 to BBC
Posted by: Paula Simões in Ciência/Tecnologia, tags: BBC, drm, My-FamilyOne of my favorite TV series is “My Family“. I have the five series plus the Christmas special episodes, in DVD, and I see them from time to time, in spite of knowing the story of each episode already.
A little time ago I found out that those DVDs are full of DRM. My boyfriend tried to play them in his computer without success.
Now, the 6th and 7th series are available at Amazon.co.uk, but I was strong enough to not buy them. So, minus £27.97, from my money, to BBC 
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You’re boyfriend is missing the non-free repositories
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One needs to be pragmatic in life. I agree that not buying DRM crippled movies is one of the correct ways to go, but not to see what one already has……
As a matter of fact I’m not missing the non-free repositories, I just don’t have anything illegal installed on my computer. And no, I won’t do something illegal to see a DVD.
I don’t believe libdvdcss to be illegal in Portugal if the target is to see a movie that you bought or rented. That is the fair use.
I will continue not believe until someone is charged for using it for this.
If one uses it to make a copy and to distribute it then that is another story.
I’ve already pointed you out to the revelant pieces of the Portuguese law that say it is illegal, but you’re free to believe in anything you want.
Also, “fairuse” is something you have in USA but not in Portugal (you’ll see lot’s about it if you google about that term).