Pardon me, but what the hell are you talking about Diogenes Nostramus?

So what is the “true” answer to the question?
Andrew stated a clear point. People are entiled to a products use or the now unclear “fair use” if they buy it. And he’s correct, no one gives a crap about the scare tactics and FBI warnings on video tapes or DVDs or anything else for that matter.

People are tired of the “debate” because there really is no debate. It’s the consumer vs. self-serving companies that could care less about your privacy, your rights as the purchaser of a product, or their abuse of civil courts to sue people that can’t afford to defend themselves.

[E.g. You buy a PC with Windows included, but can’t upgrade your system as they please and still install a “legal” version.] – That liscensce is yours for that version no matter what you do.

If it weren’t large monopolistic organizations with plenty of [your, and the artists they ripped off’s] money, they would have any business left, because people would just go somewhere else.

That is NOT a free market, and favors the corporation over the consumer.

Until politians become tech savvy and represent the opinions of their constituants and take action (This would be a cold day in Hell)
OR
Somehow organized Boycotts can have a substantial affect;

The public will continue to get screwed over with DMCA, Copyright law perversion, and whatever else “they” think they can get away with.
Bend over further, John Q. Public. We can’t quite stick yah deep enuff.

Professor Highbrow