Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 1 May 2003 14:09:58 +0200 | From | Stephan von Krawczynski <> | Subject | Re: Why DRM exists [was Re: Flame Linus to a crisp!] |
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On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:21:07 -0700 Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com> wrote:
> That line of reasoning, by the way, only works if they are a monopoly, > i.e., it doesn't work real well for BK, there are lots of other source > management systems. But it works very well for things like Word, > that's a de facto standard, contrary to what some people here believe > it is bloody difficult to negotiate a contract in anything but Word. > Try sending a lawyer anything else and you'll see what I mean.
A lot of people love reading deleted-and-not-visible parts of w.rd-docs, you can learn a lot out of such a doc, including some information about the network it was created on. But of course it may be of no importance what the other side thinks when negotiating a contract ...
-- Regards, Stephan
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