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02-08-2005, 08:05 PM
G4TechTV, February 7, 2005.
In the ever-changing landscape of digital copyright laws, the gadgets that you've come to know and love may one day become illegal. That's why the Electronic Frontier Foundation has compiled a list of extinct and endangered gizmos. "We work on a lot of issues that are hard to make concrete," said the digital rights group's Ren Bucholz, and this list quickly brings home seemingly distant concepts in copyright.
Two extinct products include DVD X-Copy, software for backing up DVDs, and the Replay TV 4000 PVR. In both cases, the companies were swarmed with lawsuits because their products allowed consumers to break copyright laws.
On the endangered list is the PC HDTV card, which allows you to grab HDTV broadcasts over the airwaves. In July, these products will be illegal to sell, so if you want one, now's the time to buy. TSS (http://www.g4techtv.com/screensavers/episodes/3870/Channel_101_Endangered_Gizmos_Lou_Ferrigno.html)
http://www.eff.org/endangered/list.php
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In the ever-changing landscape of digital copyright laws, the gadgets that you've come to know and love may one day become illegal. That's why the Electronic Frontier Foundation has compiled a list of extinct and endangered gizmos. "We work on a lot of issues that are hard to make concrete," said the digital rights group's Ren Bucholz, and this list quickly brings home seemingly distant concepts in copyright.
Two extinct products include DVD X-Copy, software for backing up DVDs, and the Replay TV 4000 PVR. In both cases, the companies were swarmed with lawsuits because their products allowed consumers to break copyright laws.
On the endangered list is the PC HDTV card, which allows you to grab HDTV broadcasts over the airwaves. In July, these products will be illegal to sell, so if you want one, now's the time to buy. TSS (http://www.g4techtv.com/screensavers/episodes/3870/Channel_101_Endangered_Gizmos_Lou_Ferrigno.html)
http://www.eff.org/endangered/list.php
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