NickD,

I did read the source material and decide for myself (see Comment #13). Now who's commenting without reading OH SNAP.

really though, I was only teasing. jumping on a story half-cocked is the internet way! the headline/summary IS really misleading, though! I supposed it's technically true, but the way it's worded doesn't really describe the entire actual situation

I think TubMan makes a really interesting point about the possible legal reasons behind this, and I wonder if we'll get some kind of official response at some point now that the "story" "broke".

@ WolfWitch

Misleading/inaccurate article summary on BoingBoing?!?!

say it ain't so!

To clarify - I still think this is pretty ridiculous, but it's not like it's not really really really trivial to get around.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but this just prevents the SHARING of any multimedia files through remote internet access with people other than the original uploader? And this is only when using the remote-access "WD Anywhere Access" program.

From what I can tell, it's run on a user-based system, and 1 user can't access those filetypes that other users uploaded. The original uploader can access whatever they want on the drive from wherever they are, so COOP, everything they're saying there is true.

If you don't use the WD Anywhere Access software, there's no restrictions on anything.

This is from about 30 seconds of research, but is this right?

@devoinregress

How about this for a better idea on how to reach them: calling them at the number they have on their website?

From netflix.com, it took me 3 clicks (Help>Watching Movies Instantly on My PC > Something Else?) to get a phone number to netflix support. Call them and tell them your problem. Don't send them cards that they aren't going to read, no matter how noble it makes you feel.

I'm confused about a couple things.

1) Why is the word "buy" in there at all? The videos are free! There's no buying at all!

2) This passage confuses me: "In the NY Times' outstanding tradition of technology journalism, they announce the new "store" without mentioning that the movies that customers "buy" will self-destruct after seven days thanks to Windows Media DRM."

But... from TFA...

"The NBC service, called NBC Direct, will begin a testing period in October with plans to be operational in November. The service will allow customers to download full episodes of NBC shows for seven days on Windows-based PCs. The file will expire after the seven days."

I don't understand!