David E. Fox wrote: > On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:02:48 +0100 > Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It seems to me that Steve Jobs likes DRM very much, as long as it makes >> it difficult for competitors to interoperate smoothly with iTunes and/or >> the iPod. (I know that the end user has relatively easy ways around > > As an entrepreneur, DRM must be seen as a "good thing" (tm). Any > technology that would force users to buy new copies of their favorite > songs when they change devices means more $$ to the record companies. > We've seen it before with cassettes and 8 track tapes, and the record > industry saying you couldn't tape your record collection for use in > your car.
Fortunately, at least in the US, they lost on that argument. The movie and TV industries lost twice on this as well: The first time trying to prevent people from timeshifting using VCRs, and again later with DVRs. > Now as a (presently) ipod-less user, I don't have to buy a new cd for > each portable device, car stereo, component or computer cd-rom, at least > not yet. But the drm makes me think that if I had bought stuff from > itunes and my ipod broke, and I bought another similar device, I'd just > have to go to that similar device's store and download and purchas the > same songs again :(. Get a PalmOS PDA like the PalmOne Tungsten E2, and a copy of AeroPlayer. It's freebeer, but comes with an Ogg Vorbis plugin. Since the author is under the impression that MP3 decoders must also pay royalties, it costs $10 for MP3 support. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]