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<< DRM software like Apple's Fairplay or Microsoft's Windows Media DRM should properly be called digital restriction management, since its primary goal is to limit what purchasers can do with downloaded content.>> (from Bill Thompson) Isn't the argument for DRM all but already lost? Why automatically regard purchasers as suspect criminals ... seems like a very negative relationship to have with your customers. A lot of the time record companies, for instance, have already had so many bites of the cherry selling music on vinyl, then the same music again on tape, CD and now as downloads. Don't think the BBC should waste time and money DRMing content that it provides. It doesn't DRM content on its TV and radio stations, so why should it discriminate against people who access material online? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andrew Bowden Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:39 AM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] DRM and hwardware attitudes > Imagine if your local library imposed DRM on the books it lent you, > you'd only be able to read them in certain places with certain light > sources. Why do you accept unreasonable restrictions (even paying for > the "privilege") on music that you'd never except with the written word? Well libraries have a separate system. They lend you the books for free for (say) a month, and once you break the terms and conditions of the library (i.e. you don't return your book on time) they fine you. A library is not after all, a free for all. And that's in a way what DRM is all about - upholding the terms and conditions of your usage of the file. Of course an alternative way would be to automatically fine you every time you "breached" the terms and conditions. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
