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Title: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: Aske on December 07, 2007, 11:29:50 AM http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/western-digital.html
Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: gleek on December 07, 2007, 11:34:07 AM I wonder how much WD was paid off by the RIAA.
Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: stegerman on December 07, 2007, 05:04:35 PM That HD in on clearance in 2 months...
Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: Clive on December 07, 2007, 05:14:02 PM 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?
Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: stegerman on December 07, 2007, 05:16:16 PM 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. Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: Clive on December 07, 2007, 05:30:09 PM 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.)
Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: stegerman on December 07, 2007, 05:36:21 PM 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. Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: Clive on December 07, 2007, 07:38:19 PM For what it's worth:
Quote 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 Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: Uisce Beatha on December 07, 2007, 07:44:23 PM Patent attorneys. ::)
Wet blanket on any DRM beyaatch session. I shun them. Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: stroh on December 07, 2007, 07:44:45 PM Dude. If you ever have to hit like The Dating Game......Tell them you kayak and *feces*. Seriously.
Your hobbies ain't gettin' it. Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: Clive on December 07, 2007, 08:02:54 PM Yeah, yeah. Just trying to point out that there seem to be some specific requirements before the blocking is invoked:
Quote 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. Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: birdymaker on December 07, 2007, 08:05:30 PM Yeah, yeah. Just trying to point out that there seem to be some specific requirements before the blocking is invoked: Quote 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. ;) Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: Aske on December 08, 2007, 12:22:05 AM 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?
Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: stegerman on December 08, 2007, 08:00:00 AM 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? Preach it. brotha man.. Title: Re: wtf- no more western digital drives for me. Post by: BFBoy on December 09, 2007, 08:02:25 PM 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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