Look at it this way: I'd love to be able to buy a CD.
I'd love to be able to pay money to listen to the CD on my MP3 player. I'd love to be able to pay money to listen to it on my computer. I'd love to be able to pay money to listen to it in my car stereo.
I can't do *ANY* of the above things with a DRM enabled disc. Hell they aren't even allowed to call them Compact Discs anymore because it's a trademarked name referring to a certain type of technology that you can... gasp! play on any CD player.
So if I want to listen to music on the multiple hundred dollar MP3 player, If I want to listen to music on my multiple thousand dollar computer, If I want to listen to music on my many multiple thousand dollar car, What option do I have left? Itunes is a step in the right direction, but I'm still being limited in how I can listen to the music, how many times I can tranfer it from a device.
And the best part of all of this? It assumes I'm a crook. Kinda like how you did. The record companies are telling me "We don't trust you with our product." What the hell, can you imagine any other business doing that and sitll being in business?
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timeasmymeasure
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Date: 2006-01-04 01:40 pm (UTC)I'd love to be able to buy a CD.
I'd love to be able to pay money to listen to the CD on my MP3 player.
I'd love to be able to pay money to listen to it on my computer.
I'd love to be able to pay money to listen to it in my car stereo.
I can't do *ANY* of the above things with a DRM enabled disc. Hell they aren't even allowed to call them Compact Discs anymore because it's a trademarked name referring to a certain type of technology that you can... gasp! play on any CD player.
So if I want to listen to music on the multiple hundred dollar MP3 player,
If I want to listen to music on my multiple thousand dollar computer,
If I want to listen to music on my many multiple thousand dollar car,
What option do I have left? Itunes is a step in the right direction, but I'm still being limited in how I can listen to the music, how many times I can tranfer it from a device.
And the best part of all of this? It assumes I'm a crook. Kinda like how you did. The record companies are telling me "We don't trust you with our product." What the hell, can you imagine any other business doing that and sitll being in business?