from the jedi-mind-trick dept...
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060525/139233.shtml
"The most egregious comment, though, comes from Bainwol, who says "nobody" has any problem with DRM and copy protection. While consumers might not know what DRM is, they know when the songs they've purchased won't play on their new MP3 player, because it's not compatible, or when they can't burn a CD to their computer because a record label thinks they're a criminal, or when the copy protection on a CD opens their computer up to hackers. People understand the restrictions copy protection and DRM impose on them and content they've legally bought, even if they are unfamiliar with the term. Bainwol's belief that "nobody" has a problem with DRM fuels his efforts to mandate the use of copy protection by law, and it's a belief that ultimately undo the music industry. Continually frustrating customers by rigidily controlling how they play back content and making the digital content world a morass of incompatibility will come back to haunt it."
#4491....
Didn't Sony have a fairly big problem with DRM recently? Like consumer backlash? And their own artists complaining to them?
Yes, DRM can be a problem for many.
Sounds like Bainwol has drunk the Kool-Aid!
"Everybody got to elevate from the norm."
yea, that was a little while back. they even released an "uninstaller"
check this thread scroll down the page for links
http://forums.guitarnoise.com/viewtopic.php?t=19698&highlight=sony
#4491....
I thought you are allowed to copy your music from CD to your computer as a backup, as long as you didn't redestribute it.
Who needs a signature?
I mean really...
It's almost always lyrics...
or a cliche...
or garbage about me...
Lets just save YOU from the pain, ok?
We've got a few threads on this site about the RIAA litigation, the Sony agreement to provide dodgy-software-free CD's and fair use/ distribution/ backups of copyright material in general, so let's keep this thread on track and not reinvent the wheel. Do read the other threads.
Best,
A :-)
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Didn't Sony have a fairly big problem with DRM recently? Like consumer backlash? And their own artists complaining to them?
Yes, DRM can be a problem for many.
Sounds like Bainwol has drunk the Kool-Aid!
Sony's problem was not DRM (that's digital rights management -- the official term for digital copying and distribution controls), it was for the installation of spyware-like monitoring SW on purchasers' PCs.
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