Featured Worklog

Price Search



PC Apex Sponsor


PC Apex Sponsors



PC Apex RSS Feeds

RSS Feed for PC Apex Reviews & ArticlesRSS Feed for PC Apex PC Modding WorklogsRSS Feed for the PC Apex Daily DisturbanceRSS Feed for the latest PC Apex Site NewsRSS Feed for PC Apex Affiliate and Web NewsRSS Feed for PC Apex Deals and Steals

Go Back   Apex Community Forums // PC Apex Forums // PC Apex RSS News Feeds // Slashdot RSS

Slashdot RSS RSS news feed directly from Slashdot.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 18-June-07, 01:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
News Hound
Gizmo's Avatar
Default Slashdot // Even Century Old Records Had Restrictive Licensing

natch writes "While rummaging through some old records at an antique store I found some turn-of-the-century Victor Record Company pressings. The label on the back laid out the terms of use, something similar to an EULA. In today's modern world of RIAA lawsuits and DRM, it's interesting to note that similar tactics have been in use by record companies for over a century, restricting your right to use what you purchased. The label clearly states that unless the record was sold for at least one dollar, there is no license to use it."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.




More...
Gizmo is offline     Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Slashdot // Undersea Cable Repair Via 19th Century Tech Gizmo Slashdot RSS 0 13-January-07 06:22 AM
Slashdot // EA Obtains Exclusive NFL Licensing Rights Gizmo Slashdot RSS 0 14-December-04 09:29 AM
Slashdot // 19th Century Airship Technology for Port Security Gizmo Slashdot RSS 0 14-October-04 03:35 AM
Slashdot // Virgin Atlantic Licensing SpaceShipOne Gizmo Slashdot RSS 0 27-September-04 09:17 AM
Slashdot // Open Source Licensing Gizmo Slashdot RSS 0 23-September-04 09:15 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:48 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.3.0
Copyright PCApex.com, GameApex.com, ForumApex.com 2001 - 2008
Advertisements

Page generated in 0.10744 seconds with 9 queries