Comments on: Western Digital DRMs your data so you don’t have to! http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/07/western-digital-drms-your-data-so-you-dont-have-to/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:07:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Sascha http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/07/western-digital-drms-your-data-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-535597 Sascha Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:41:25 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/07/western-digital-drms-your-data-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-535597 I assume this is all simply based on the file extension? If I am correct, this would be so 1995 and people could simply rename their files or add a second extension such as .EatItWD to their files so that they will be copied. I'm glad WD doesn't produce printers, otherwise I'd have to be afraid that it suddenly doesn't print a document it cannot verify ownership for. Or what if they made TVs and the TV would shut off when trying to watch those pirated pay-per-view channels because it cannot verify your age. Great way to create PR-problems for yourself when you have a perfectly fine line of products out there and everyone is wishing for that 320GB passport drive. I assume this is all simply based on the file extension? If I am correct, this would be so 1995 and people could simply rename their files or add a second extension such as .EatItWD to their files so that they will be copied.

I’m glad WD doesn’t produce printers, otherwise I’d have to be afraid that it suddenly doesn’t print a document it cannot verify ownership for. Or what if they made TVs and the TV would shut off when trying to watch those pirated pay-per-view channels because it cannot verify your age.

Great way to create PR-problems for yourself when you have a perfectly fine line of products out there and everyone is wishing for that 320GB passport drive.

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