Wow. This is just amazing. 1st off, let me tell you that 100% of my music and movies are legit, I think. I don’t do the file sharing thing, I don’t rip friends CDs, etc… Even though I don’t, I know that many folks out there do. I don’t think that its right, but who I am to tell them not to. Let them suffer the consequences if they are caught.

What does all this mean? Why are you talking about this nonsense Chris? Simple. According to NBC in an interview, Microsoft is working on working in a “Copyright Cop” into Zune software.

When asked why NBC left Apple and went with Microsoft…

Second, Apple refused to cooperate with NBC on building filters into its iPod player to remove pirated movies and videos.

Further down…

Similarly, the copyright filtering system is still in development and its exact form has not been set.

Mr. Perrette said the plan is to create “filtering technology that allows for playback of legitimately purchased content versus non-legitimately purchased content.�

So, I don’t support or agree with you guys that jack free movies and music, but I still do not think that it is the hardware company’s job (or business) to police what people play on their device. That is utter BS.

Link to the Article. Thanks Jaxim.

UPDATE : Cesar has posted a statement on this subject…

We have no plans or commitments to implement any new type of content filtering in the Zune devices as part of our content distribution deal with NBC. 

We think some folks in the industry were expressing hopes for how the entire industry, not just Microsoft, would come to look at content distribution, and some speculation has ensued.  Again, no plans are in place toward this end.

Whew, that makes me feel better.