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Originally Posted by surur
I think Napster etc are quite clear about renting the music, and its actually the more honest service, whereas iTunes pretend to sell you music, but with so much DRM restrictions that in effect you do not really own what you are paying for.
Surur
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Tell me how I don't own a song I purchased through the iTMS. With iTunes I can put my purchased songs on up to 5 different computers, put them on my iPod, share them with other computers on my home network, stream them to my stereo in the dining room using AirTunes with my Airport Express, and burn them to as many CDs (and then rip them as MP3s) as I want in custom playlists to play in CD players or listen to MP3s on my Zodiac.
Out of all of the music download services, IMO iTunes strikes the best balance between preventing piracy and providing "fair use" options to consumers. I'm "opting in" knowing full well that these restrictions exist. I own a lot more for my 99 cents per song than someone "renting" from Napster for a flat monthly fee.
Brian