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Movie/record industry rep says that you shouldn't expect to be able to play your media for as long as you own it
News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:41 AM EDT
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It's hilarious that the same yahoos who argue for perpetual copyright (implying that copyrighted works have value forever) also argue for time-limited ownership (implying that people who buy copyrighted works should be content to enjoy them for a few weeks or years until the DRM stops working).
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{"commentId":8527634,"authorDomain":"ombra"}
I find it amazing that these people are surprised where their work gets pirated.
Stealing from thieves seems fair.
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#1 - Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:44 AM EDT{"commentId":8528877,"authorDomain":"TheObserver1"}
Did I buy it or did I rent it?
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{"commentId":8528915,"authorDomain":"mightyblogger"}
I find it amazing that these people are surprised where their work gets pirated.
Stealing from thieves seems fair.
Here here
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{"commentId":8530405,"authorDomain":"matm"}
You're right, this is exactly why I haven't paid for an album in almost 10 years. I refuse to buy the products as long as this business continues to try to fleece the flock.
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{"commentId":8528203,"authorDomain":"invisible-city"}
Why are record companies still relevant?
Get your music from your favorite band's website. I haven't bought a CD in years.
I'm a big fan of the band Wilco. They usually will stream their music on the WilcoWorld site before a new album is released. Asked why they would seemingly undermine the potential sales of a new album by pre-releasing the songs for free, the band's leader Jeff Tweedy said, "Im not going to expend any energy trying to prevent someone from listening to my music."
Perfect.
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- 6 votes
#2 - Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:25 AM EDT{"commentId":8528302,"authorDomain":"helomech1999"}
Seems like the music industry hasn't learned anything from the consumers after all this time.The piracy industry is alive and well outside the US that's for sure
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#3 - Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:30 AM EDT{"commentId":8528518,"authorDomain":"emily-griffith"}
IC,
Exactly! I love Nine Inch Nails and Reznor made his latest album "The Slip" available for download for free to all fans that wanted to do so, in multiple formats. I ended up buying the cd anyway, just because I love actually owning something concrete and for the cover art, but also because I thought it was so cool of him to do that, I had no qualms about handing over a bit of my money for his efforts. Plus, there are lots of other bands that do the same thing. The recording companies are becoming obsolete and we are witnessing their agonized cries as they slowly die and turn to dust.
Favorite comment from the link:
"Ooh, look, here's my fist with my middle finger raised. Perpetually access and read that."
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#4 - Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:42 AM EDT{"commentId":8532406,"authorDomain":"gshaverpioneer"}
OK. I'm a dinasaur. What is a DRM? When did CDs quit working? What the heck???
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#5 - Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:29 PM EDT{"commentId":8532572,"authorDomain":"ombra"}
DRM is the acronym for what the industry calls Digital Rights Management, others call it Digital Restrictions Management.
It's the copy protection on digital files that restricts what you do with the music you bought.
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#6 - Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:36 PM EDT{"commentId":8532825,"authorDomain":"gshaverpioneer"}
Thanks, Ombra. I presume that means I can't copy cds multiple times or, perhaps to another cd. What about them ceasing to work? This whole subject seems bizarre to me. I thought a purchase and a lease were different!
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