Smoking Gun -- DVD WAR SALVO? Re: IP: ZDNet News Is PlayStation2 a military weapon

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 23:50:00 -0700
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: Ted Nelson <ted () xanadu net>
>
> Dave,
>
> Seems like it's about war, all right.  Note that the last paragraph of
>  the article states,
> > Last month [Sony] said it had
> > found the game player could be used to watch digital
> > video disk software sold overseas in breach of a
> > worldwide agreement among DVD player makers.
>
> That looks like the smoking gun to me.
>
> Best, Ted
>
>
> At 06:38 AM 4/17/00 -0400, you wrote:
> > >   http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2550857,00.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Is PlayStation2 a military weapon?
> >
> > Japan thinks the game machine could be used to guide missiles -- so
> > the country is leveling export controls.
> >
> >
> > By Reuters
> >
> > UPDATED April 16, 2000 8:21 AM PT
> >
> > TOKYO -- Japan has slapped export controls on Sony Corp.'s new,
> > hugely popular Playstation2 video game because the machine is so
> > sophisticated it could be used for military purposes, media said
> > Sunday.
> >
> > The hit home game machine, which includes a digital video disc player
> > and will eventually offer Internet access, is Sony's most profitable
> > product. The company said it had shipped 1.4 million in the month
> > after the game's
> >
> > <snip>
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