irst I hoped I had misread the web page. Then I realized I had not.
Networked disks are very useful. At home, they allow you to access your data from any computer on your local network without needing to keep a machine acting as a file server turned on all the time. But wait! You could use a networked disk to store songs and movies that you have illegally downloaded, couldn’t you?
Don’t worry, your networked disk will make sure you comply with the law and much more. (...) Western Digital seems to think that it is best that you do not share it at all, just in case:
Due to unverifiable media license authentication, the following file types cannot be shared by different users using WD Anywhere Access.
If these file types are on a share on the WD My Book World Edition system and another user accesses the share, these file will not be displayed for sharing. Any other file types can be shared using WD Anywhere Access.
...This post could have been titled “how DRM (Digital Rights Management) can hurt the world even when they are not used” or “we assume that you are a criminal”.
This is pretty bad. Just in case someone may be infringing on copyright (i.e. to protect their a$$es from RIAA lawsuits) they hinder the functionality of a product. Sad.
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