Pay Grades
The MPAA says that maybe, possibly, with a hope, a wish, a dream, three clicks of your heels and some technological fairy dust, they might let you rip your DVDs to your computer. How? Don’t ask that question. Never, ever ask how.
The MPAA does recognize that progress on DRM needs to be made soon, or impatient consumers will increasingly turn to unauthorized sources for content. “We’re working on this right now, trying to find ways to make it interoperable,” [Dan Glickman] said, but added that pricing and business models for such a system are “way beyond my pay grade.”
Okay, fine, it’s just an expression, a catchphrase, but come on. “Way beyond my pay grade?” From the guy whose official title is “Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America?”
(Factoid: According to Michael Kinsley, Glickman’s starting salary was $1.5 million.)
TAS contributor Tim Lee explains all you ever wanted to know about problems with the DMCA and circumvention technologies here.
Frankly, its insulting. He should apologize immediately by sending me a check for $750,000 and I’ll make the decision for him.
No probs.
Then I’ll retire on their Golden Parachute retirement plan so he can blame any problems on people who have left the company.
— Peter, The Peter Files Blog of Comedy · Feb 22, 09:28 AM · #