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wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« on: December 07, 2007, 11:29:50 AM » |
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2007, 11:34:07 AM » |
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I wonder how much WD was paid off by the RIAA.
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2007, 05:04:35 PM » |
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That HD in on clearance in 2 months...
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2007, 05:14:02 PM » |
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DMCA aside, WD has partnered with an authorized copyright warehouse/vendor and implemented a safeguard to prevent copyright infringement acts that you yourself condemn. And you have a problem with it?
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2007, 05:16:16 PM » |
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DMCA aside, WD has partnered with an authorized copyright warehouse/vendor and implemented a safeguard to prevent copyright infringement acts that you yourself condemn. And you have a problem with it?
My issue, unless I misunderstand it won't allow even over my internal network at home. I don't agree with P2P file sharing. Just my opinion. |
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« Last Edit: December 07, 2007, 05:28:22 PM by stegerman »
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2007, 05:30:09 PM » |
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Then perhaps one of you computer-literate folks can explain exactly what it does and does not block? What sorts of things would a person want to do with a particular file that this device would prevent? (I'm probably just too far behind the times to get what all a man can do with a video file.)
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2007, 05:36:21 PM » |
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Then perhaps one of you computer-literate folks can explain exactly what it does and does not block? What sorts of things would a person want to do with a particular file that this device would prevent? (I'm probably just too far behind the times to get what all a man can do with a video file.)
The example I think of is... I have my iTunes library on an external hard drive and I can access it from any computer in my house via my little network. If I understand this correctly, that would cease. I would have to store it locally on each computer, doubling the HD space it takes. The trouble (again as I understand) is it can't differentiate between internal networks and external. |
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2007, 07:38:19 PM » |
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For what it's worth: Due to unverifiable media license authentication, the following file types cannot be shared by different users using WD Anywhere Access.
If these file types are on a share on the WD My Book World Edition system and another user accesses the share, these file will not be displayed for sharing. Any other file types can be shared using WD Anywhere Access.
File Extension ... File Description
AAC Advanced Audio Coding
AIF Audio Interchange File
AIFC Audio Interchange File
AIFF Audio Interchange File Format
AMF DSMIA/Asylum Module File
ASF Advanced Streaming Format
ASX Advanced Stream Redirector
AVI Audio Video Interleave
CDA CD Audio
DVI DivX AVI
DIVX DivX AVI
FAR Farandoyle Tracker Music Module
IT Impulse Tracker
ITZ Impulse Tracker
KAR Karaoke MIDI
MDZ Cubic Player/Cross-View Music Module Description
MOV QuickTime Video
MP1 MPEG Layer 1 (Audio)
MP2 MPEG Layer 2 (Audio)
MP3 MPEG Layer 3 (Audio)
MP4 MPEG Layer 4 (Video)
MPA MPEG Audio Stream, Layer I, II or III
MPE MPEG Video
MPEG MPEG Video
MPG MPEG Video
MPGA MPEG Layer 3 (Audio Stream)
MPV2 MPEG Audio Stream, Layer II
OGG OGG Bitstream
OKT Oktalyzer Tracker Module
PTM PTM - Poly Tracker Module (Audio)
QT QuickTime Video
QT1 QuickTime Video
VOB Video Object (DVD Video)
VOC Creative Labs Sound
WM Windows Media Audio or Video
WMA Windows Media Audio
WMV Windows Media Video |
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2007, 07:44:23 PM » |
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Patent attorneys.  Wet blanket on any DRM beyaatch session. I shun them. |
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2007, 07:44:45 PM » |
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Dude. If you ever have to hit like The Dating Game......Tell them you kayak and *feces*. Seriously.
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2007, 08:02:54 PM » |
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Yeah, yeah. Just trying to point out that there seem to be some specific requirements before the blocking is invoked: Due to unverifiable media license authentication, the following file types cannot be shared by different users using WD Anywhere Access.
If these file types are on a share on the WD My Book World Edition system and another user accesses the share, these file will not be displayed for sharing. Any other file types can be shared using WD Anywhere Access. Don't know what "on a share" means or how the MyBook distinguishes "different" users, but they do seem to be something above merely one guy trying to access his own files over his own network. |
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #11 on: December 07, 2007, 08:05:30 PM » |
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Yeah, yeah. Just trying to point out that there seem to be some specific requirements before the blocking is invoked: Due to unverifiable media license authentication, the following file types cannot be shared by different users using WD Anywhere Access.
If these file types are on a share on the WD My Book World Edition system and another user accesses the share, these file will not be displayed for sharing. Any other file types can be shared using WD Anywhere Access. Don't know what "on a share" means or how the MyBook distinguishes "different" users, but they do seem to be something above merely one guy trying to access his own files over his own network. thats what they want you to think.  |
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2007, 12:22:05 AM » |
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if i buy the hardware (to do so), and i have mp3s i legally obtained, i damn well better be able to move them from pc to pc on my internal SAN (not really a LAN!) . what is the point of having a netoworkable (HOME!) pc hard drive other than to share media between boxes?
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2007, 08:00:00 AM » |
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if i buy the hardware (to do so), and i have mp3s i legally obtained, i damn well better be able to move them from pc to pc on my internal SAN (not really a LAN!) . what is the point of having a netoworkable (HOME!) pc hard drive other than to share media between boxes?
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Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me.
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2007, 08:02:25 PM » |
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I've had a few WD drives go belly up, for me, in the last few years. i won't be using them anymore.
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