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Originally Posted by mbmr
DRM is stupid, doesnt stop pirates, and annoys paying customers.
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Originally Posted by EowynCarter
I long for the day we don't need alf anymore.
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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Please do not encourage or praise piracy. Thank you.
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I have to agree that DRM is just a PITA for the average person. Look at all the threads with the "I have a _____ and I need to put the books I paid for on a _____"
I recall having an argument with a co-worker about downloading songs and I agreed to try it his way. A short while later I found a song I wanted on iTunes and paid for it and promptly tried to get it on to my MP3 player (not an iDevice) and ended up banging my head against the wall for hours as Apple wouldn't let me transfer it. (I don't recall why this was years ago).
That's really the issue. If I pay for it I should be able to do whatever I want with it. Put it on my phone, my computer, my mp3 player give it to my wife ect ect. And all it does it make it harder. And as far as I know Apple TOS states something along the lines of "even though you paid for it, its not really yours"
I don't doubt that if the DRM was all removed and the cost of media was reduced to a fair price and the media was released and available, there would still be pirate sites out there. Because some people just wont pay for things.
But then I would be able to watch movies without having Russian subtitles and peoples heads in the frame.
