[Next-Generation Sequencing Book]
  • [Photo] J.W. Bizzaro • January 8, 2001
    ...or ``Can't Copy that DNA Sequence, Part II'':

    ``After an outcry from privacy advocates, a group of leading computer hardware makers has agreed to give consumers the right to turn off a controversial new copy-protection feature on computer hard drives.
    [...]
    ```You shall be back in control of your computer – you can make the decision about whether you want Hollywood stuff coming to your computer or not,' said Andre Hedrick, a Linux guru and storage industry consultant who said he negotiated the concession as a member of the national standards body that sets protocols for hard drives.''

    Full story:
    http://www0.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/front/docs/copy010501.htm

    Reference by Slashdot.org.

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