Saturday, January 11, 2003
Sharing Digital Content Is Your Right, Intel Says
Posted by Jason Dunn in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 06:21 PM
"Consumers have a right to share music, videos, and other digital content that they have purchased between their computing devices, and a commercial model needs to be developed that allows them to do so, Intel Chief Executive Officer Craig Barrett said at the Consumer Electronics Show Thursday. As a company that spends billions of dollars on research and development, and files for thousands of technology patents a year, Intel understands the value of intellectual property, he said. But consumers have an "expectation" that they'll be able to use legally acquired content however they want to."
Intel is drawing a line in the sand - it's nice to see the big guys kicking some sand in the face of the RIAA!
Intel is drawing a line in the sand - it's nice to see the big guys kicking some sand in the face of the RIAA!