[mythtv-users] The Boxee Box

[Jeff Walther]

http://xkcd.com/488/

> Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:57:30 -0600
> From: Johnny Walker <johnnyjboss at gmail.com>

> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:

>> I'm happy to pay for content, but not again and again under
>> circumstances where I can't use it the way I want to.
>
> Another good example is Sony Digital Software

> They would routinely de-register themselves and start encoding
> watermarks and audio watermarks
>
> Finally even though I had valid licenses I downloaded crack programs
> to remove the license checking software so I could use my otherwise
> legally purchased software.

A perfect real world example of this point:

http://xkcd.com/488/

Jeff Walther