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Meet the 1 TB network-connected hard drive that is prohibited from sharing media files due to "unverifiable media license authentication." [BoingBoing]

12.6.07 8:55 PM EDT By Meg Marco@meghann

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Meet the 1 TB network-connected hard drive that is prohibited from sharing media files due to “unverifiable media license authentication.” [BoingBoing]

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12.6.07By Meg Marco@meghann

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