On Fri, 4 Aug 2006, Robin 'Roblimo' Miller wrote:
> steve szmidt wrote:
>> As I'm sure a few of you have seen, Circuit City is offering a new service
>> copying DVD's.
>>
> <snip>
>> How long before other chains follow suit... Very interesting as tehy could
>> in fact end the abuse of DMCA as this progresses.
>
> The music/video store of the future will have listening/viewing "sample"
> stations and buttons to burn your CD on the spot. The bookstore of the future
> will have sample copies of many titles, "sample" stations where you can read
> through just about any book on the market, and a PoD (Print on Demand) system
> in the back room that will print your books for you while you suck down
> drinks and eat pastry.
>
> Only a matter of time, chilluns.
That'll be an extra-cost option. Default action will be to put a link on
your smart card to download it or to email the link to you.
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