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Iceman · 02-21-06, 02:28 PM

I'm sorry but this post is along the same lines as your Microsoft post.Locks are meant to keep honest people honest.You must concede that companies must be able to protect they're work somehow.I work in the communications industry so I have seen this problem now for years.A standard must be agreed upon by the manufacturers of equipment as well as distributors,publishers,record companies,movie companies, everyone involed with the process.The customer I'm sorry to say should NOT be involed in this process period.Believe me I understand the consumers dilema...problem is this piracy problem has not been this bad until the last 20 years or so ,,,so the industry is playing catch up.Trying to agree on technology or even wait on it to be created so that they can combat they're imsense problem.From what I read of the "Starforce" problems I can surely understand aprhensions but these types of protections are neccessary for companies to be able to profit and survive....You know how many times I have been in a customers home and they jokingly ask about giving them FREE cable tv service.....My company loses millions in revenue from cable theft...and THEFT is the key word we are talking about....protecting ones blood sweat and tears.

02-21-06, 02:28 PM	#2
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'm sorry but this post is along the same lines as your Microsoft post.Locks are meant to keep honest people honest.You must concede that companies must be able to protect they're work somehow.I work in the communications industry so I have seen this problem now for years.A standard must be agreed upon by the manufacturers of equipment as well as distributors,publishers,record companies,movie companies, everyone involed with the process.The customer I'm sorry to say should NOT be involed in this process period.Believe me I understand the consumers dilema...problem is this piracy problem has not been this bad until the last 20 years or so ,,,so the industry is playing catch up.Trying to agree on technology or even wait on it to be created so that they can combat they're imsense problem.From what I read of the "Starforce" problems I can surely understand aprhensions but these types of protections are neccessary for companies to be able to profit and survive....You know how many times I have been in a customers home and they jokingly ask about giving them FREE cable tv service.....My company loses millions in revenue from cable theft...and THEFT is the key word we are talking about....protecting ones blood sweat and tears.