Most annoying legal issues (mainly multimedia)

[billdotson]

What are the most annoying legal issues with computers (mainly multimedia)

How almost all music you buy is DRMed unless you buy a CD?

Companies suing or threatening to sue over ridiculous things (such as a logo looking similar or a product being similar)

not knowing if certain things like videos, songs, sound effects are legal to edit and/or use without hour or longer of research?

Anything else I have not mentioned.


Personally DRM makes me angry. I find myself not buying any songs because the whole DRM thing is stupid. The multimedia thing I just use the creative commons search now to get anything I want to edit or use. And Big Companies always nitpicking about certain things and making legal agreements that hurt customers is a big one but not as bad as DRM for me. I also don't like being able to not legally make a backup of my DVD movies. That is absurd. The multimedia corporations need to think of better ways to protect their intellectual property.

[mostwanted]

Software patents.

[prizrak]

All legal issues with computers are annoying. Pretty much the entire IP legislation is completely retarded and outdated.

[bobbybobington]

Riaa/mpaa

[tbroderick]

How almost all music you buy is DRMed unless you buy a CD?

I've bought zero DRM music and plan to buy zero DRM music. Can't remember the last time a bought a CD. I buy vinyl.


Companies suing or threatening to sue over ridiculous things (such as a logo looking similar or a product being similar)

Doesn't effect me. Nor have I heard any of the programs that I use being sued.


not knowing if certain things like videos, songs, sound effects are legal to edit and/or use without hour or longer of research?

Not an issue.


Anything else I have not mentioned.

I'd say the most annoying legal issue is still SCO. Not that I think SCO has much of a chance of winning their case against IBM, but I find the lawsuit to be very annoying.