arstechnica.com — Rightsholders can't understand why people who bought DRMed music only to have the authentication servers go dark might demand the right to crack the DRM. Big Content believes the idea that rightsholders "are required to provide consumers with perpetual access to copyrighted works" is laughable. Ha ha.
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raptor007Jul 30, 2009
Sounds like stubear is pe5t1lence's room-mate or something.
fredfredricksonJul 30, 2009
Oh gee, your phone knows if you around a large, public building. Does it know if you're inside or outside your friend's house? Does it know if you're inside a small store in a strip mall?No, of course not.I don't need GPS on my phone, I know how to go places without needing a map constantly, thanks.
acdcfanbillJul 30, 2009
That's why you use a pointed stick!
nosecohnJul 30, 2009
And if the license is not in perpetuity, then they should be required to say at the outset how long they're guaranteeing the music to be playable for. Perhaps you could even have options, like a one-month license, a five-year license, etc. Of course, everyone assumes that the license is indefinite, just like it has always been for vinyl and CDs, which is one of the many reasons nobody wants DRM.
Closed AccountJul 31, 2009
I have! I have never purchased a single track because I knew this would happen simply by design. I am surprised no one has taken a class action out on these f**ks. Imagine if GM or Ford had a similar system and the car stopped working because they pulled the plug on the server. Totally ludicrous business model and I feel for the millions who have purchased DRM tainted music in good faith not knowing what will ultimately happen eventually and there is no way out.
blackjacketJul 31, 2009
I love that this lawyer pretended, in his statement, that compact discs don't exist. If you take care of a CD, it will last a long time. You can always make a copy or rip the music into a digital format when you buy it so if something did happen you would have a backup. Therefore, such a product CAN last forever.The real problem is that the the recording industry acts like everyone on their end is completely computer illiterate. And thats bulls**t. We know it and they know it. They know that music can, and always will be, pirated. Hell, if I didn't care about a loss in quality, I could play a DRM tune on my computer and make my own copy with a $12 voice recorder. Would I? No. But I could. They need to cut the bulls**t and get with the times.The real problem is that a lot of consumers who bought DRM music didn't even know what the hell DRM meant. They probably still don't. They don't care. They wanna listen to their music. They don't know that their music could stop working because servers halfway around the world went down. And since they don't know, you could definitely formulate an argument that the recording industry deceived consumers. Imagine if the MPAA had the ability to disable all DVDs tomorrow because the format was no longer considered relevant or worth supporting. You'd be highly pissed.I guess maybe, in the future, DRM media ought to be required to carry some sort of disclaimer, you know, like cigarettes."Caution: DRM music may self-destruct without warning, causing loss in value, buyer's remorse and imminent despair."Then again, if you buy DRM music/products, you deserve whatever happen to media.
nerdenJul 31, 2009
@solid12345 irregardless <lolgood point tho,media protection only hurts people who pay for music, pirates and the like are downloading albums free of locks and protection