On Mon, 5 May 2003, Bill Frantz wrote:
At 9:36 AM -0700 4/29/03, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
Actually, non-standard CDs sold with the CD logo are fraudulent, since they violate a published standard which the logo implies. I'm surprised this avenue hasn't been taken legally.
I believe that the Philips, who holds the trademark for compact disks, has said that copy protected disks do not follow the standard and may not use the trademark.
Which actually misrepresents the facts. The fact is that Philips position is one of power and authority, of course they will do this simply to protect their monopoloy (not the consumers rights, which aren't the same thing). If you don't think Philips is looking at how to license their TM to others wanting to add copy protection of various ilks then you are seriously misunderstanding the dynamics of a 'Capitalist' market. It's a matter of time & $$$, not ethical protection of consumer rights or the obligation of inventors/creators to supply the public domain. -- ____________________________________________________________________ We are all interested in the future for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. Criswell, "Plan 9 from Outer Space" ravage@ssz.com jchoate@open-forge.org www.ssz.com www.open-forge.org --------------------------------------------------------------------