Hmmm, using your monopoly position (the monopoly granted by copyright) to limit competition....sounds like a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act to me.
I actually was interested enough in trying out the offering that I installed silverlight. But then after going through all of that, the asked me who my cable provider was, and when I answered honestly, they said, "that's not an 'NBC Partner' so you can't watch." (Although my cable provider does carry NBC.)
And I was annoyed enough by this that I didn't bother going back and lying. What a waste of time.
First off, +1 for Ms. Preston for joining us here in our reindeer games (and for actually pointing us to more source material). Well done. I must admit, my first impression was, “I don't remember seeing that in the Bill of Rights.” But if you read the source material (+1 more for having it available for free), what is being talked about here is a limited property right – the right to control the information that comes into your own home.
The practical problems with the proposed solution are numerous, onerous and already well-documented (both here and in the source materials).
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antitrust?
Hmmm, using your monopoly position (the monopoly granted by copyright) to limit competition....sounds like a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act to me.
they wouldn't let me watch
I actually was interested enough in trying out the offering that I installed silverlight. But then after going through all of that, the asked me who my cable provider was, and when I answered honestly, they said, "that's not an 'NBC Partner' so you can't watch." (Although my cable provider does carry NBC.)
And I was annoyed enough by this that I didn't bother going back and lying. What a waste of time.
I learned something today!
First off, +1 for Ms. Preston for joining us here in our reindeer games (and for actually pointing us to more source material). Well done. I must admit, my first impression was, “I don't remember seeing that in the Bill of Rights.” But if you read the source material (+1 more for having it available for free), what is being talked about here is a limited property right – the right to control the information that comes into your own home.
The practical problems with the proposed solution are numerous, onerous and already well-documented (both here and in the source materials).