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<div>I barely have time to listen to all the music I purchased legally, and I don't collect anything other than Aviation, Space, and Steve Martin movies. Even those "collections" were started by well-meaning folks who bought a few DVD's as gifts, that I didn't really need. Example: I scored a copy of Apollo 13 Collector's Edition, pre-viewed, from a bin at Blockbuster this last weekend for $6, no (serious) scratches.</div>
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<div>Personally I don't do it, figuring it's akin to walking up to someone and taking their cheese. Just because groups like RIAA are demonized and "evil" according to many, doesn't mean stealing from them is right. Not doing business with them at all, is the appropriate "activist" response for those who like to get riled up about such things. Who really needs to see all this crap from Hollyweird, anyway? See a few movies, then get outdoors or something. :-) </div>
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<div>A family member bought us a Wii as a present a couple of years ago. It's been used for a few parties, and gets turned on maybe once a month. I should sell it. Alternatively, another friend is completely into the Wii hacking scene and is constantly telling me of all the games he has jammed in his Wii. (He also built a stand-up game console MAME-emulator years ago... it's just his 'thing', I guess.) I just smile and nod and try not to yawn. I think I bought Galaga and Super Mario Brothers 3 online and have maybe three other games including Wii Sports that came with the thing and Wii Fit that came with the balance pad thingy, which was also part of the original "gift" of the Wii. My wife uses that thing once in a while. </div>
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<div>I've always figured "If I can't buy it, or find a Free version of something that does it, or write my own", it probably wasn't worth doing anyway. Not like I'm at any lack of things to do on a computer, or off. :-)</div>
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<div>On the other hand, I *will* break DRM if I can't get something I purchased onto a particular DEVICE I want it on. I paid for the media, and the hardware so if I want to watch it on "hardware X", I figure out how. Handbrake usually covers that need nicely on the Mac.</div>
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<div>And honestly, I'm a "new media" junkie. Podcasts, Video Podcasts, etc... far more interesting than listening to the same old stuff I bought years ago. MIT's OpenCourseware audio type stuff, lectures from Ted... there's all sorts of great things to listen to/watch out there. If my wife weren't quite the TV junkie she is, I think I'd just hook up a Mac Mini to the HDTV. I may still do that.</div>
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<div>As regards to "new media" I'm currently ramping up to start audio/video podcasting some of my aviation "adventures" here in the Front Range... still working on purchasing the correct A/V gear to do that... no rush to get started, and like all hobby stuff I refuse to go into consumer debt to buy the "toys"... so I'm selling off some other things I'm less interested in, prior to really hitting that project hard... </div>
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<div>On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:07 -0700, "Louis Miller" <veganguy1@gmail.com> wrote:</div>
<blockquote class="me97740QuoteMessage" type="cite"><b>I'm watching this film on Hulu, called "Steal this film." It is about filesharing through technologies like Bit Torrent, and how internet piracy is not evil or malicious, but an emerging technology. I've only just begun watching it. I was under the impression that Linux users were much less likely to pirate media or software than Windows users. I am totally legal in my computer use. I haven't heard of any Linux users using their skills to burn their own movies, but they might be out there. Many of my Windows using acquaintances have told me that they copy from filesharing services, and they don't seem to give any thought to the possibility that they might be doing something wrong.Anyone?</b> <br>
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