mike skallas
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08-30-2002 12:37 AM ET (US)
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mcwetboy: The only way you can acquire a legal copy of iDVD is to purchase a Mac with a DVD burner.
So? I own iDVD and I have the right to sell it to whomever I please. Doctrine of first sale. Just because Apple can't see the difference between hardware and software doesn't mean software should have special protections. Hypothetical case follows:
DVD burner goes past warranty and dies. I have a legal copy of iDVD. I try to sell it knowing there's a cheap patch out there that makes it work with any DVD burner. Nope, not anymore thanks to the DMCA. Now I'm stuck with software that's attached to one product.
Will this happen very often, probably not. Its the principle that counts. Apple 1, Consumers 0.
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