Goodsounds;347724 Wrote: > Copyright law, not corporate evil-doers, prescribes what rights a > copyright holder have, and what restrictions exist and can be added on > a transfer of a copy of a copyright protected article. When you buy a > song or a CD, you are buying a copy, the rights to which are > substantially less than the rights of the actual copyright owner. This > has been the case for years. If you don't like what copyright law does, > write your congressman or other legislative representative > > DRM practices and actions by Apple and others represent failed efforts > to enforce existing legal rights. I don't like how ham-fisted the > actions have been, but I understand that piracy is a big problem. Do > you agree that piracy is a problem for copyright holders? Develop a > better solution and you will deserve the fame and fortune you will > receive. > > Your car example is not a logical equivalent. The equivalent would be > obtaining legally protected know-how, patents, copyrights, etc, in a > manner not authorized by the owner, and thereby making an exact clone > of that car, and then selling it or giving it to someone. Or, using any > of that protected IP and making another product (a derivative work) and > selling it without compensating the owner of the IP you used.
I completely agree with protecting the artist and record label. No problem there. Why doesn't the recording industry come out with a standardized DRM that is across all platforms? The problem that I and many others have is giving up control to a third party like Apple or Microsoft who will then dictate to me when, how, where, and on what device they will allow my use of what I purchased. Ok, try this example: You buy a Sony DVD player. But after purchasing it you discover that your new Sony DVD player will *only* play Sony Studio movies. That sure wouldn't fly with me I can tell ya. :) With my non-DRM music, the same songs and quality that others are buying WITH DRM, is playable on every single device in my home and my car that play audio, period. Any device, any manufacturer, anywhere. I'll gladly support a DRM scheme to protect the artists and labels as long as it is not specifically tied to one manufacturer or one source or one service. -- toby10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53460 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
