Just nuts! Do these guys remember DivX? That really went places (like down the toilet) ....

This DVD Will Self-Destruct. Disney found a way to rent DVDs without needing a system to get the discs back. Using self-destruction technology, Disney will begin 'renting' DVDs this August that become unplayable after two days and do not have to be returned. [Wired News]
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If a farmer does not own the seeds his crop produces, what exactly does he own? This is a critical case, not only for the insane extension of patent law into realms where it was never intended to go, but also for farmers everywhere. A win by Monsanto could literally eradicate farming as we've known it for 10,000 years ....

Monsanto Plant Patent Case Winds On [Slashdot]
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