So, what's so bad about DRM, anyway?

vivaldirules · 09-27-2008, 07:53 PM

So, what's so bad about DRM, anyway? I thought it was a terrific idea, myself. I mean, isn't it only fair? Guys get to wear those nice shirts with the little alligators on them. And golfers wear t-shirts and caps with funky check marks (or whatever that Nike thing is). So it seems fitting that now women can wear Dresses with Registered Monograms, too. Don't you think?

zelda_pinwheel · 09-27-2008, 08:30 PM

oh no, you didn't...

you're just perverse !! my heart almost stopped when i saw the title of this thread !!!

RWood · 09-27-2008, 11:15 PM

I thought DRM stood for Doggie Refuses Meat

Didn't make sense to me, I thought dogs loved meat (I know mine did.) Bacon was one of her favorites.

Cookie Monster · 09-28-2008, 01:44 AM

DRMs, dirty rotten mongrels, won't get the nasty genetic diseases pedigrees get

astra · 09-28-2008, 08:16 AM

Gosh, you got me!
I thought: Oh no! Not another thread about it

pshrynk · 09-28-2008, 11:14 AM

Does Reality Matter?

That's all I'm really going tosay about the subject.

pshrynk · 09-28-2008, 11:15 AM

Everything else, being reality, doesn't really matter.

RWood · 09-28-2008, 11:42 AM

Or as we said in college, "Dinner Requires Money"

zelda_pinwheel · 09-28-2008, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Everything else, being reality, doesn't really matter.

JSWolf · 09-28-2008, 03:57 PM

DRM is an attempt to prevent you to use the content you have purchased beyond the device you have purchased to use it on. It's an attempt to hinder your control such that f you by in say eReader and move to a Sony Reader, you'd have to purchase the content again if you wanted to reread it. This is highly restrictive and no nice.

nekokami · 09-28-2008, 04:01 PM

I personally think those monogrammed (or icon-laden) clothes are just evidence of crass consumerism and elitism. I'm sure the very idea conflicts with my Quaker values of "plain dress."

vivaldirules · 09-28-2008, 04:26 PM

Dresses with Registered Monograms - good
Doggie Refuses Meat - definitely not good (poor puppy!)
Dirty Rotten Mongrels - not good (must have been a pack of lemurs)
Does Reality Matter? - of course not
Doesn't Really Matter - as I said
Dinner Requires Money - not good
Deadpan Replies from Moderator - no comment
Dirigibles Requiring Maintenance - not good, particularly if someone was going to fly one
Dandelions Reputedly Maligned - not good
Dill, Rosemary, and Marjoram - good but not together, please
Dada Ridiculously Misunderstood - not good

By my count, I think not good is leading. Gee, I'd hate to think DRM really isn't very good.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-28-2008, 04:30 PM

Dada Ridiculously Misunderstood is clearly a bad thing and i really don't see how there could even be grounds for an argument there. The same goes for Dirigibles Requiring Maintenance and Dandelions Reputedly Maligned (i like dandelions !!!). i won't even bother to cite the others, the evidence is overwhelming. it may pain you to admit it, but i think you must accept that DRM really isn't very good.

LazyScot · 09-28-2008, 05:30 PM

Decaffinated Ristretto Movement? bad. Most definitely bad. And Mad. Most definitely mad.

montsnmags · 09-28-2008, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Does Reality Matter?
...

Does it Really Matter?

Cheers,
Marc

09-27-2008, 07:53 PM	#1
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	So, what's so bad about DRM, anyway? So, what's so bad about DRM, anyway? I thought it was a terrific idea, myself. I mean, isn't it only fair? Guys get to wear those nice shirts with the little alligators on them. And golfers wear t-shirts and caps with funky check marks (or whatever that Nike thing is). So it seems fitting that now women can wear Dresses with Registered Monograms, too. Don't you think?

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09-27-2008, 08:30 PM	#2
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	oh no, you didn't... you're just perverse !! my heart almost stopped when i saw the title of this thread !!!

09-27-2008, 11:15 PM	#3
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	I thought DRM stood for Doggie Refuses Meat Didn't make sense to me, I thought dogs loved meat (I know mine did.) Bacon was one of her favorites.

09-28-2008, 01:44 AM	#4
Cookie Monster Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 134 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Sony PRS-700	DRMs, dirty rotten mongrels, won't get the nasty genetic diseases pedigrees get

09-28-2008, 08:16 AM	#5
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Gosh, you got me! I thought: Oh no! Not another thread about it

09-28-2008, 11:14 AM	#6
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Does Reality Matter? That's all I'm really going tosay about the subject.

09-28-2008, 11:15 AM	#7
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Everything else, being reality, doesn't really matter.

09-28-2008, 11:42 AM	#8
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Or as we said in college, "Dinner Requires Money"

09-28-2008, 03:57 PM	#10
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,976 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	DRM is an attempt to prevent you to use the content you have purchased beyond the device you have purchased to use it on. It's an attempt to hinder your control such that f you by in say eReader and move to a Sony Reader, you'd have to purchase the content again if you wanted to reread it. This is highly restrictive and no nice.

09-28-2008, 04:01 PM	#11
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I personally think those monogrammed (or icon-laden) clothes are just evidence of crass consumerism and elitism. I'm sure the very idea conflicts with my Quaker values of "plain dress."

09-28-2008, 04:26 PM	#12
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Dresses with Registered Monograms - good Doggie Refuses Meat - definitely not good (poor puppy!) Dirty Rotten Mongrels - not good (must have been a pack of lemurs) Does Reality Matter? - of course not Doesn't Really Matter - as I said Dinner Requires Money - not good Deadpan Replies from Moderator - no comment Dirigibles Requiring Maintenance - not good, particularly if someone was going to fly one Dandelions Reputedly Maligned - not good Dill, Rosemary, and Marjoram - good but not together, please Dada Ridiculously Misunderstood - not good By my count, I think not good is leading. Gee, I'd hate to think DRM really isn't very good.

09-28-2008, 04:30 PM	#13
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	Dada Ridiculously Misunderstood is clearly a bad thing and i really don't see how there could even be grounds for an argument there. The same goes for Dirigibles Requiring Maintenance and Dandelions Reputedly Maligned (i like dandelions !!!). i won't even bother to cite the others, the evidence is overwhelming. it may pain you to admit it, but i think you must accept that DRM really isn't very good.

09-28-2008, 05:30 PM	#14
LazyScot DSil Posts: 3,201 Karma: 6895096 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hants, UK Device: Kindle, Cybook	Decaffinated Ristretto Movement? bad. Most definitely bad. And Mad. Most definitely mad.