I think the whole discussion about alternative business models and even philosophical discussions about the nature of copyright are irrelevant and counterproductive. You don't need to be a revolutionary to observe that DRM is worthless and causes far more pain to consumers than the supposed benefits it actually achieves. And if you get distracted into 'revolutionary' talk like that, then you just give ammunition to the muppets who respond to anti-DRM arguments with Ad Hominem nonsense about "students and ne'er-do-wells".
And Ad Hominem nonsense about "muppets" presumably. I still don't see how having DRM'd content free (of charge) over the internet from the BBC is worse than having no content from the BBC over the internet. Obviously DRM free content is even better, but it's not feasible right now. Rich. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
