toby10;347729 Wrote: > 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.
Excellent thoughts, there's much to agree with in what you say. The recording industry can't do it alone. A standardized DRM could work, but that would require many greedy parties to cooperate, and how likely is that to happen? An Apple standard? Microsoft? Neither? Your "open standards"/universal compatibility notions are somewhat idealistic and perhaps a bit naive. Manufacturers will use open standards when doing so is in their interest, will not do so when it is not or if it doesn't matter. You can't put a VW transmission on a Ford. Until recently, you couldn't take your copy of Win Office and run it on your Mac book, or vice versa. So, we all live and deal with limited or non-compatibility at times, and that works ok. But I agree that the platform dependent approach for music has been a complete failure with DRM, no doubt. -- Goodsounds ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53460 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
