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Originally posted by pushpills@Aug 18 2004, 08:25 PM
Well tgps can't do only text linking, because it will destroy trade ratios. That many more people will imediately close the window instead of being drawn to a face or ass or whatever and clicking on it.
We've all got our "what could be, what should be" but what about the realists? What's the skinny?
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Too early to call.
Have to watch how the justice department postures after it's all official, that'll be the first indiciation of intentions and expectations.
The worst case is they nail about 10 or so companies of varying sizes ranging from the guy working out of his dorm room to one of the large sponsors right out of the gate.
Right now without the regulations nailed down and a couple of precedents to truly understand what they're looking for, you're just guessing. Depending on how you read it, even content behind DRM may not be safe if for no other reason than they seem to be wanting hard copy, not a database.
The whole thing is worded so vaguely it's tough to develop a solution.
I think smart money is getting organized right now and making sure they have their paperwork organized and some idea of where all of the content is.