See, I just tend to not throw my shit around for fun. For half the cost of your tape system, I'll buy two hard drives and back up to both of them. Tell ya what, I'll even carry them separately.

It's also the same idea as a bookstore.

Read a bit of the book. Get a feel for it. Don't sit there and read the WHOLE damn thing, though.

What about a deaf student/ISP customer? Are they going to be forced into this scam? How about people who just plain hate any major-label music and have the conviction to stay completely free of it?

This is a load of bollocks and has NO model in which it makes sense without screwing some people over.

Sprint offers a similar service with some of their WAN cards. The difference is that the Sprint card acts as a key to full-drive crypto. No card, no data. If the card is remotely disabled, no data. Really seems like a great way to lock down your laptops containing sensitive info.

What this seems to completely forget is the fact that you still have a BOOK after you're done reading paper. This is good for trading in or passing on to others who will take the class.