From PC World
Microsoft and the entertainment industry’s holy grail of controlling copyright through the motherboard has moved a step closer with Intel now embedding digital rights management within in its latest dual-core processor Pentium D and accompanying 945 chipset.
Officially launched worldwide on the May 26, the new offerings come DRM-enabled and will, at least in theory, allow copyright holders to prevent unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted materials from the motherboard rather than through the operating system as is currently the case.
I hope that AMD sees a big opportunity here and tells the RIAA and MPAA where to shove it. I ditched Intel chips three computer upgrades ago and this just cements that decision going forward. I don’t need Microsoft or Intel telling me how to use my computer. The rules are never devised in favor of the consumer.
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