Afternoon tech news: Holding down the computer's shift key will and shored up its own AOL Search capabilities with new query options and navigation tools.
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...probably, because if you read the article, the shift-key prevents copy-protection by disabling Auto-run on Windows. I'm guessing the anti-copy SW is Windows only, so on a Mac you don't have to do anything to avoit the copy-protection.
- Maclectic
Can't you permanently disable AutoPlay on Windows, rather than press Shift each time?
I can see it happening where the record companies get more aggressive: When you insert an audio CD, a program seek and destroy install software (Kazaa, etc.) and files it believes you illegal downloaded
I think you can, but you need a program hack (the stupidly named 'power toys') for windows to do it. I don't recall a setting anywhere for turning it off in Windows (what, allow the user the ability to open the CD him/her self).
Would strict appliance of Open Standards in both browser development and html coding prevented this recoding everyone is going to have to do now so they can have Flash, QT and RM embedded in thier webpages?
"This is something we were aware of," BMG spokesman Nathaniel Brown said. "Copy management is intended as a speed bump, intended to thwart the casual listener from mass burning and uploading. We made a conscious decision to err on the side of playability and flexibility."
Sure you knew, Nate.
oh, just a little fyi:
the "casual listener" isn't the one mass burning and uploading. It's the p2p power users, (who share so many files just so they can brag about how much c*** they have on their hard drives, even though they never use {or listen to} most of it), the bootleggers (5$ cd's anyone?) and the kids in school serving 1000's of files across campus networks. The "casual listener" doesn't give a hoot about uploading or mass burning. but hey you guys are paid to know.... just like you knew about that little magic marker trick on the last go-round....
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silly
How silly. Stupid even. Copy protection that can be turned off by holding down the shift key. How many millions did they spend creating this new latest, greatest copy protection?