04-23-2008, 09:09 AM | #1 |
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DRMed music buyers get screwed yet again
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...-drm-keys.html
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04-23-2008, 09:24 AM | #2 | |
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DRMed music buyers get screwed yet again
Ars Technica has an article about the latest screwing that buyers of DRMed music are getting:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...-drm-keys.html The article begins: Quote:
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04-23-2008, 09:31 AM | #3 |
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This is not exactly new news - it was announced - I dunno - a couple of years ago? - that the Zune music service would be replacing MSN. Nobody's exactly been "rushed" into a decision about it .
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04-23-2008, 09:31 AM | #4 |
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I'm so glad I never was sucked into iTunes, MSN Music Store or any of the other DRMed MP3 shops.
How difficult or expensive would it be for MSN to maintain a database of purchasers with license numbers? You'd have a small but loyal fan base for doing this. Good will can go a long way to increasing a company's credibility. Especially Microsoft's. |
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Why do we have to have DRM that relies on our computer hardware & current OS to work such that if we were to upgrade any of it, we'd be well and truly screwed?
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Like , as happens now , with your purchased copy of XP - for instance - though I believe a 'phone call could sort that out .....
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The average person won't know about breaking DRM. They'll just know that their previously purchased content no longer works. That is a major strike against eBooks for sure. |
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When my current reader goes west in 10 years time ( ! ) I'll have a library that I can't access ' cause I doubt Fictionwise etc will keep my downloads for that length of time in case I need to re-adjust for a change of PID . |
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I'm with Dale on this one. Of all the ebook companies that I have delt with, Fictionwise seems the most serious and business like of the group. I expect that they will be around for a good while.
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I think BooksOnBoard is also a good place to do business with.
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