[Bush2000]

Again, DMCA has a limited reach. And the hystericals among us are going to have to get a grip...

[antiRepublicrat]

Again, DMCA has a limited reach.

Pretty much unlimited into our pocketbooks. Luckily SCC had the money to defend themselves, although I'm sure it's going to hit their profit margins. Most of the rest of us can't afford a DMCA suit for doing something as simple as, say, watching a Region 2 DVD that we bought or skipping the commercials on a DVD.

[isthisnickcool]

And the hystericals among us are going to have to get a grip...

Bushy, don't count me amount the "hystericals" regarding the DMCA. Or just about anything else for that matter:)

[Revolting cat!]

It's eggzakly what Microsoft is doing with its products: give away the operating system (I bought my XP Pro in Thailand for $3!) and then charge for the upgrades. A perfectly legal business model.