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- JD52, on 10/10/2007, -2/+60Who the hell needed a survey to figure this out?
- Mhykol, on 10/10/2007, -0/+39I agree completely, I would not mind AT ALL paying for music online if I could do whatever I want with it instead of being stuck in a DRM (you can only play it on this computer in this special DRM secure program OR ELSE) jail.
- TechBeach, on 10/10/2007, -1/+23I refuse to buy any music that contains DRM.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+19apparantly the RIAA.
- norman619, on 10/10/2007, -1/+17You'd have to be a fool to buy music you can't play on all of your devices. If I can't find it DRM free online for me to buy legally then I am downloading it illegally. So yeah this suvey is one of those NO ***** surveys.
- Beaver6813, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14Yup, even if I desperately need a song online (i'm adament not to download music illegally), and it isn't in iTunes Plus or any other DRM free onlne music store i'll just go down to my local music store and buy the cheap CD for free. DRM is the main reason I don't buy online, they would have made a lot of money off me if none of their music was crippled, i don't want to "lease" the music, i want to own it.
- edwartica, on 10/10/2007, -2/+14I'm still a sucker for buying Cds. I like having it in my hands, and not having to download it again if my computer goes belly up.
- 5lack3r, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11It's about f*'ing time.
- lazyrussian, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8"i'll just go down to my local music store and buy the cheap CD for free"
How can you bu something *cheap* for *free* ? - insanebrain, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8skip the first part . . and I'm your man.
- Gigs, on 10/10/2007, -3/+11My solution is to pay for Napster but backup every file on my external HD after running it through a FairUse4WM DRM stripping program. That way when the Napster business plan finally dies, which it will, I still have all the songs, guilt free, and legal in the mean time (which is great when you want a clean slate for future background checks).
- Beaver6813, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8flac is lossless...
- s1mph0ny, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6that's because you're abusing them.
- digitalcowboy99, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7I love my iPod and I love my iTunes but having to burn and re-rip everything so that I can play it on my Tivo, PS3, PSP etc. does somewhat get on my nerves. Its not like it doesn't get out of DRM in my house...it basically has to since I have so many different ways of accessing my _purchased_ music. *grump* Someday, the recording/movie industry will have to evolve its business in order to keep up with technology. Sorry guys...get with the 20th century.
- Beaver6813, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Great idea actually ;) Thanks for the heads up ^^
- awhiteflame, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6CD's have some loss due to the fact that they're digital to begin with. :P
Vinyl! - GeekyGerge, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5But Will It Blend?
- Beaver6813, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Renting music = sucks. They take away your entire library if you don't pay every month!? Its madness!
- EnterDaMatrix, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I will not buy music online until it has NO DRM, and a good lossless rip in the format I WANT. I can get all this from CDs and from pirating. If the industry wants to compete, they have to at least attempt to meet the consumers' needs.
- GeekyGerge, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Stop CD Abuse.
- s1mph0ny, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4maybe because when you don't have to sell your soul to the RIAA, everything is free in comparison?
- Raptor007, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Aren't you guys all trying to say "lossy"? "Lossless" is a good thing...
- RagnerD, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I'm currently doing a survey that addresses this and other digital music issues. It runs through the 12th of this month. I'll be releasing the results to everyone that takes it. If you are interested you can take it here. Thanks!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yG9If3Pl8HrrzycG63WYuA_3d_3d - s1mph0ny, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4The point is that when you strip it you still have it. It's still illegal, but there's no way for you to get caught.
- aMeta4, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3emusic.com
- init100, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Remember that when you buy the DRM:ed stuff, you support DRM.
- aywwts4, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5I find my physical CDs go belly up long before my computer, laptop, backup hard drives, backup dvds, zune, and ipod do.
- ubuwalker31, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Despite these 'unsurprising findings' 63 percent also agreed that DRM is a good idea because it protects against illegal file-sharing...So, while it seems intuitive that people don't like having DRM on their music, a majority tolerate it because they want to see the artists get paid. Thats the news item here.
- EntangledPhysx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3If they want to sell their product, make it the way the consumers want it--- DRM FREE. Thats how capitalist societies work... they make music we WANT to buy, and then, OMG!!! we actually buy it!! I don't use legal music services, because the ones with all the music I listen to has DRM. So I'm not buying it. But since I'm online... might as well fire up Limewire.
- init100, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3"a majority tolerate it because they want to see the artists get paid."
That'll change when they realize that DRM doesn't do jack ***** to protect the music from being shared. - DaveMN, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3You say that this business plan will die, yet you are actively supporting it? Sounds like you are encouraging DRM to me.
- chrisgeleven, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5I hope you know that #3 has a large amount of quality loss...it maybe DRM less, but it isn't going to sound the same as original 128kbps drm version....it will absolutely sound worse.
- IEatHamburgers, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3The Grammar Nazi Gestapo is certainly in full force today, isn't it?
- DoMifer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2No one said it was a right - it is, however, an option. And as long as it's an option, people are going to do it.
- Ajajadude, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2The only thing DRM protects against is the "legal user" using the music legally.
- k3nt, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2"..less than half (39 percent) are willing to pay a little extra for it, while 18 percent say that they'd rather save a little dough and keep the DRM if they had to chose between the two..."
How about not having to choose between the two? I recently started using eMusic, and have been impressed. Fifteen bucks a month for 50 downloads, and no DRM. Beats the hell outta what iTunes, for instance, charges you. - BlackJackJester, on 10/10/2007, -1/+321st century*
- wonderchemist, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Yes, this explains why the iTunes store is the third largest music seller...
- init100, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2It might look cheaper, but the TCO is higher if you ever change operating system, portable player brand or anything else that might render your music unplayable.
- meruru, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2"68 percent of those with opinions on the matter say that the only music worth purchasing is that which is DRM-free."
I'm skeptical of this survey because of that statement. People who don't care or don't have opinions could be 99% of the people for all we know. - Cimlite, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Absolutely, music gets released anyway. DRM or not.
The only thing DRM actually does is annoy the paying customers. Actually, getting the music illegally gives you a better experience... since it's always DRM free and there is FLAC (100% lossless quality) available. (Not advocating piracy, just stating a fact.)
I think that DRM actually causes a lot more piracy than it stops. Music services should also look what is available illegally, that is usually what people want. FLAC files would be awesome if you could buy for instance. - encognito, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I got you beat.
1.) Put CD on hold at local library on-line
2.) Rip CD/Track to FLAC, store on HD, rip mp3 from FLAC for players, car, whatever
No quality loss, no DRM, no way for RIAA to track you, backed-up regularly and FREE! - skellener, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I just buy CDs. No DRM, better quality, play anywhere and rip to any format and pretty cheap if you check the used bins at your local used CD store.
- nurall, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2i mostly buy used cd's. then rip them at a high bitrate.
- sparc2112, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I completely agree.. Hence... "Digital and quality loss.. well that a whole different story."
/edit which is well outside the scope of this comment. - bilbravo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I think this digg bot done went and 'sploded!
- s1mph0ny, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Lossless = less loss (or no loss, actually).
Lossy = some loss. - s1mph0ny, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Sometimes it's nice to go through a collection of music and pick from 20-30 albums instead of 250 for the same size collection.
- EntangledPhysx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Isn't that scary? With all that DRM... *shivers*
- EntangledPhysx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1LOL, their business strategies are really that old? LOL
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