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- From: karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
- Subject: Re: Tape protection
- Message-ID: <BzLG7t.5D9@ddsw1.mcs.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 05:21:29 GMT
- References: <92353.131506RMCCU@CUNYVM.BITNET> <1992Dec19.204433.689@osf.org> <1992Dec20.205817.2679@nynexst.com>
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- In article <1992Dec20.205817.2679@nynexst.com> schwartz@nynexst.com writes:
- >
- >Along the same line:
- >
- >Why do rental cassettes have a sticker on the seam, reading:
- >"IF YOU REMOVE THIS STICKER, YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THIS TAPE."
- >Does opening the tape facilitate copying it?
-
- No, but it does facilitate (literally) stealing it.
-
- You could easily replace the tape with the spools and tape from a blank, and
- return the video. Now the store has to >watch< the tape to see if you've
- ripped them off instead of just checking to see if its rewound and not
- obviously trashed.
-
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- Karl Denninger (karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM, <well-connected>!ddsw1!karl)
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