Comments on: The crazyness of DRM http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/ Samuel Tardieu's dual-sided blog Sat, 17 May 2008 19:22:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: LZW http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-87772 LZW Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:52:35 +0000 http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-87772 If I bought one of these products by mistake because the DRM was not in big, bold print, I'd be perusing a class action law suit against Western Digital. If I bought one of these products by mistake because the DRM was not in big, bold print, I’d be perusing a class action law suit against Western Digital.

]]> By: Sune2007 http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80604 Sune2007 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:00:57 +0000 http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80604 The limitation is just in the software, which can easily be disabled. This is just another case of DRM failure :( WD Anywhere is just MioNet in disguise. You can remove it and just use the embedded Linux inside, then you will have full control of your own files :) I own a WD 2TB World Edition disk, and the removal of MioNet and the customization took just a couple of minutes. See http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/ or http://martin.hinner.info/mybook/ for more details. The limitation is just in the software, which can easily be disabled. This is just another case of DRM failure :(
WD Anywhere is just MioNet in disguise. You can remove it and just use the embedded Linux inside, then you will have full control of your own files :) I own a WD 2TB World Edition disk, and the removal of MioNet and the customization took just a couple of minutes. See http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/ or http://martin.hinner.info/mybook/ for more details.

]]> By: Name http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80521 Name Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:29:11 +0000 http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80521 First it's not a NAS it's an external drive (needs a running computer). Second: It is the software that won't allow you to send files over the internet. I guess if you use Filezilla FTP software and open the ports on your firewall it'll work fine. BTW if you're looking for a NAS to connect to external drives, one that doesn't need your computer turned on all the time, try the Linksys NSLU2. I've been looking for one that doesn't use a lot of power. This one uses less than 10 watts by itself. Then add USB2 drives. First it’s not a NAS it’s an external drive (needs a running computer).
Second: It is the software that won’t allow you to send files over the internet. I guess if you use Filezilla FTP software and open the ports on your firewall it’ll work fine.
BTW if you’re looking for a NAS to connect to external drives, one that doesn’t need your computer turned on all the time, try the Linksys NSLU2. I’ve been looking for one that doesn’t use a lot of power. This one uses less than 10 watts by itself. Then add USB2 drives.

]]> By: Spencer2302 http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80520 Spencer2302 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:25:15 +0000 http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80520 Thats Y u use ORB it will get past all that and you can get all you movies and pis or MP3's from any computer even Cell Phones Thats Y u use ORB it will get past all that and you can get all you movies and pis or MP3’s from any computer even Cell Phones

]]> By: bigyaz http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80515 bigyaz Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:37:02 +0000 http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80515 Taking a contrarian point of view, if you were in a business setting and WANTED to prevent illegal file sharing (for liability reasons) their software would let you do that (in a crude, easily hacked way, of course). Otherwise, you just don't install the software. Taking a contrarian point of view, if you were in a business setting and WANTED to prevent illegal file sharing (for liability reasons) their software would let you do that (in a crude, easily hacked way, of course). Otherwise, you just don’t install the software.

]]> By: Lance http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80513 Lance Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:23:45 +0000 http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80513 Wow. I had seriously thought about buying this product, because it seemed like a pretty good and affordable NAS device that wouldn't be drawing large amounts of constant power unlike a desktop. After seeing this, I've changed my mind at the ludicrousness of this. Audio and visual media is usually exactly what takes up lots of space - why would they prevent the very files that people are going to want to store? Yeah, sure, you could rename the extensions of the files or put them in an archive - but why? I'd rather just wait for a competitor to put out something that isn't unnecessarily crippled and buy that instead. Thumbs down on Western Digital and the stupidity of DRM in general. Wow. I had seriously thought about buying this product, because it seemed like a pretty good and affordable NAS device that wouldn’t be drawing large amounts of constant power unlike a desktop. After seeing this, I’ve changed my mind at the ludicrousness of this. Audio and visual media is usually exactly what takes up lots of space - why would they prevent the very files that people are going to want to store? Yeah, sure, you could rename the extensions of the files or put them in an archive - but why? I’d rather just wait for a competitor to put out something that isn’t unnecessarily crippled and buy that instead. Thumbs down on Western Digital and the stupidity of DRM in general.

]]> By: Rahen Mckinny http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80512 Rahen Mckinny Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:11:24 +0000 http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80512 I doubt your favorite media player is going to know how to interface with WD Anywhere Access; it would love to play a file over the network via a Windows share though. I doubt your favorite media player is going to know how to interface with WD Anywhere Access; it would love to play a file over the network via a Windows share though.

]]> By: crux http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80508 crux Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:54:53 +0000 http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80508 Gizmodo just had an article that debunks this myth. Apparently WD Anywhere Access software won't let you share files of specific types. http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/western-digital-1tb-mybook-drives-infested-with-drm-331320.php Gizmodo just had an article that debunks this myth. Apparently WD Anywhere Access software won’t let you share files of specific types.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/western-digital-1tb-mybook-drives-infested-with-drm-331320.php

]]> By: Me http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80507 Me Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:50:38 +0000 http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80507 what the fuck i this on a hard drive or some sort of NAS or USB portable drive? You fucking suck. Learn how to write where you don't omit significantly important details like this. Link to the product you bought at least. what the fuck i this on a hard drive or some sort of NAS or USB portable drive? You fucking suck. Learn how to write where you don’t omit significantly important details like this. Link to the product you bought at least.

]]> By: TheZorch http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80505 TheZorch Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:05:30 +0000 http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2007/12/07/the-crazyness-of-drm/#comment-80505 Well, there went the sales of that device. I wish WD luck trying to get that thing to sell. I was actually looking to get one but now they can go screw themselves. Well, there went the sales of that device. I wish WD luck trying to get that thing to sell. I was actually looking to get one but now they can go screw themselves.

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