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- breckinshire, on 11/10/2007, -0/+16You needed another reason to hate DRM? Fine, I'll learn you!
- cbergstrom, on 11/10/2007, -0/+12Yeah, I have Kerry Wood's magnificent 1998 20 strikeout game I downloaded from MLB about 5 years ago that I haven't been able to watch for over a year because of the DRM switch.... so irritating.
- UtahApocalyse, on 11/10/2007, -0/+9Wait until companies change DRM weekly so you have to always pay more.
- marnaq, on 11/10/2007, -2/+10DRM sucks and you all know it.
- dsmx, on 11/10/2007, -0/+8So basically DRM is not to stop piracy it's to make you pay for the same content multiple times. This is why I refuse to buy anything that has DRM, it's why I torrented Splinter cell double agent and bioshock for my PC. I refuse to pay for a game that I don't own.
- Petrarch1603, on 11/10/2007, -0/+5this might give the cell phone companies an idea: charge the user every single time their custom cell phone rings!
- thelastcivilian, on 11/10/2007, -0/+5This is why you DON'T BUY DRMed content. For all the voice that consumers have, nothing is louder than $$$.
- bongo, on 11/10/2007, -0/+4MLB sucks for other reasons, too. Their audio streams are all Windows media streams, meaning all us Mac types have to use Microsoft's old unsupported Windows Media 9 or Flip4mac (aka suck4mac). Bastards!
- chicoer2001, on 11/10/2007, -0/+4He should just sue. He paid, and they didnt deliver.
- BobsYourUncle, on 11/10/2007, -0/+3This seems to be the 'nightmare scenario' that's often mentioned with regards to DRM. We (customers) keep asking what happens when the content we purchased no longer conforms to the seller's DRM schemes. They (content providers) always dismiss these issues. Here's PROOF that we ARE being screwed. This is why physical media will continue to thrive (in the short term anyway). These issues MUST be solved before there's a full adoption of this technology. Until the 'uneducated' (non-Digg users for example) start getting screwed over, no widespread changes will occur.
- potterboy, on 11/10/2007, -0/+3FairUse4WM, do it before its to late.
- magus_melchior, on 11/10/2007, -0/+2Actually, he should file a chargeback if he still can. The best way to hurt a company is through the wallet (and even better, since the CC company will issue a ~$15 charge to the merchant).
- disruptor108, on 11/10/2007, -0/+2I feel like part of the problem here was that people who buy this stuff don't even know anything about DRM, so all of a sudden when a company switches DRM schemes, the customer wonders why the hell they can't play xyz.mp4. By this time, it's too late and the Joe Blow is SOL.
There really needs to be some kind of legislative change so that this kind of stuff can't happen to consumers, or maybe companies could stop using DRM....but I don't see that happening anytime soon. - disruptor108, on 11/10/2007, -0/+2I got an email from MLB today updating this issue:
Dear Valued Customer,
It has come to our attention that a small subset of our MLB.com Digital Download customers are unable to access and watch certain games that they purchased prior to 2007. MLB.com is committed to ensuring that all non-functioning MLB.com Digital Downloads that were previously purchased are again made available at no additional cost to our customers.
If you are unable to view any MLB.com Digital Download game that you purchased prior to 2007, please contact MLB.com Customer Service by either (1) sending an e-mail to customerservice@website.mlb.com listing the games that are no longer accessible, or (2) by calling 1-866-800-1275 to speak to a representative.
We will then send you an e-mail containing information on how to re-download and access these games. Please note that all Regular Season games will be available, in the originally purchased format, and all Postseason games will be made available, in the same format currently used on mlb.com/downloads.
We regret any inconvenience, and value your continued support.
Sincerely,
MLB.com - troymccluresf, on 11/10/2007, -0/+2Yeah, I was sick last year and jonesing for some baseball, so I bought a handful of games to kill a couple of days laying in bed. Not one of them worked.
MLB finally dumped RealPlayer five years after everyone else did, but somehow managed to stay just as useless and unfriendly as before. Congrats! - jebus123, on 11/10/2007, -0/+2You just need to purchase it again. Do you see now how DRM benefits the consumer?
- drmsucks, on 11/10/2007, -0/+2If it's DRM'd, don't "buy" it. Period.
- armour, on 11/10/2007, -0/+1No more like sorry we moved the game to another stadium and their are no refunds but if you want to see the game feel free to buy another ticket at the new location. Remember we did this to improve customer service and your experience with us!!
- potterboy, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1Isn't Flip4Mac made by M$ these days?
- potterboy, on 11/10/2007, -1/+1Hint: WMP10&11 are both out now, try runing Windows Update once in a while unless your on Y2K.
- heystoopid, on 11/07/2007, -1/+1Obviously the first organization preferred to be paid in Euros instead of dollars !
- gr8one, on 11/10/2007, -2/+1Like having a ticket to a game that's already been played.
- NYC83, on 11/10/2007, -1/+0c'mon...everyone knows they don't really 'own' something when they 'purchase' it
- inactive, on 11/10/2007, -6/+5So this guy would buy old games for $4 a piece and then burn them to a CD?
Anything to avoid getting laid I guess. - dcmjzero, on 11/08/2007, -4/+3it is their fault for watching baseball.
- Lindane, on 11/08/2007, -4/+1Baseball is boring and stupid.
DRM is stupid.
Tough call. Maybe don't kill the umpire... Just sodomize him with a baseball bat for a while? - CrackaPleeze, on 11/10/2007, -5/+2Who exactly are you talking to? As if the reader of your comment will be thinking, "oh, *****, marnaq convinced me! I hadn't made up my mind till he asserted that I already had."
Jackass.
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