During the CES conference in Las Vegas, Intel Chief Executive Officer Craig Barrett said that consumers have a right to share music, videos, and other digital content that they have purchased between their computing devices.
His remarks reflect an issue on the minds of many here at CES this week. Vendors who sell computers and consumer electronics equipment have made a small fortune selling gear that allows consumers to record and share their digital media, but they are battling entertainment executives who fear that mass piracy will destroy their businesses. |
The issue will be addressed by a panel of experts here Saturday in a discussion titled: "Digital Downloads: What's mine is mine, what's yours is mine."
Craig Barrett also added an interesting remark that we, and our visitors, can probably all relate to: 'consumers have an "expectation" that they'll be able to use legally acquired content however they want to'.
Source: PCWorld.com
