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Spyware, viruses, & security : 11/21 Security Center newsletter discussion
11/21 Security Center newsletter discussion
by Robert Vamosi - 11/18/05 11:09 AMDoes the copyright owner have the right to install tracking software on your computer?
No right to install...
by glenn30 - 11/18/05 11:26 AM In reply to: 11/21 Security Center newsletter discussion by Robert VamosiAnything behind my back. Any such action should be clearly stated up front and with refusal rights. If that is not satisfactory then copyright owner can refuse use of the material. At least all use and installs should be clearly stated up front so informed decision as to usage can be made.
My computer still belongs to me and others have no right to secretly install anything on my property... period!
My 2-cents. 
Glenn
I Agree with Glenn
by 1kcomp - 11/21/05 8:47 PM In reply to: No right to install... by glenn30I have to say I agree with Glenn. If you want to protect your copyright, I can't say I don't blame you. But(and I do mean a big BUT) I think you should inform me of any tracking software you want to install on my machine. So lets say someone buys a software app, installs it, runs it and shares it. Now lets say the copyrighter installed that seceret tracker. Well maybe the person has already shared that software illegally with thousands of other people before you get to them. If you where honest up front and said: "Hey here I am and this is what I am gonna do..." Maybe that would have made that user a little more honest and perhaps make them think twice before infringing on someones copyright.
i only slightly disagree
by Scrowshaw - 11/21/05 9:25 PM In reply to: No right to install... by glenn30If i pay them money, what should they care what i do with it, as long as i dont give it to other people.
That includes making backup CD's, MP3's etc.
And another thing...
by 1kcomp - 11/22/05 9:53 PM In reply to: i only slightly disagree by ScrowshawOk, yeah Scrowshaw I forgot to add that part too. I should also be more than free to do whatever I want with it :O so long as I don't give it away or resale illegally. As you have said... making backups, MP3s, CDs etc...
Copyright owner installing tracking software?
by Jill - 11/21/05 1:23 AM In reply to: 11/21 Security Center newsletter discussion by Robert VamosiNo right whatsoever. Set the copyright conditions correctly then there does not need to be tracking software. I have recently gone from an outdated PC to a more recent version. I have reinstalled all my software, and wiped the hard disk of the old one. Does that count as a breach of copyright? I think not!
When i pay for a CD
by Scrowshaw - 11/21/05 9:22 PM In reply to: 11/21 Security Center newsletter discussion by Robert VamosiI expect that to give me the right to use the content on the CD.
I dont approve of having software installed on my machine, however, and i dont sign a contract agreeing to that fact.
If copyright owners want to install software on our machine to ensure we dont use content (re: music) illegally, then we shouldnt have to pay for the content in the first place.
As soon as we buy the CD, we should be allowed to do with it what we like, provided we dont breach copyright by on-selling it.
If i want it in MP3 format, i should be able to convert it, if i want to keep a copy on every PC in the house, i should be allowed to. If i want to carry it halfway around the world on an iRiver or something similar, then i should be able to.
Simple.
Lets face it. All the record companies are doing is wasting money with copy protection, because everytime something new comes out, there is always a hacker willing to break it. You think they would have watched Microsoft as a company to realise this.
Record companies should stick to what they do best, putting out music (although the big ones dont even put out what most of us would call music - re: pop crap) and by saving themselves the millions of development dollars they spend on anti piracy research, they would find their bottom dollars improve substantially.
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