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Posted by FatKat on 10/15/88 11:31
FunkyDevil wrote:
> bklyntv@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Or just paying people for the work they perform?
> >
> > I wasn't really arguing for or against downloading TV or Video via
> > iTunes, just pointing out that comparied with finding a bittorrent file
> > and waiting overnight for it to download (and sometimes having it hang
> > indefinately or somesuch problem (I once downloaded a movie to find it
> > in Spanish!) or fighting with VCRs or DVRs, well, $2 isn't much money
> > at all to have the convenience of downloading it easy.
>
> You people remind me of those cheap TV commercials where they are
> selling some product and they show somebody having trouble just turning
> on a light switch , but once you buy the product everything is easy.
>
> I find it difficult to believe that buying DRM infected files or CDs
> makes any persons life better , there are numerous complaints around
> the internet about DRM and copy protection from people who pay for the
> product.
I don't think that that was the point he was making, and in any case -
reiterating his point - even the "cheap" P2P alternative has its
problems. Corrupted files, poor quality video (or even the wrong file,
strangely misnamed), spyware embedded in client software and the threat
that you might get tagged by RIAA/MPAA litigation all way in favor of
going the industry way.
>
> And unless I hear otherwise , I am going to guess anything coming out
> of itunes has some form of "DRM copy virus" attached to it.
Something I've routinely suspected of most P2P programs.
>
> The latest news is that Sony puts a "rootkit" on your windows operating
> system that destroys your security.
Interesting article - the author should really go into computer
forensics, really. I just don't understand how a guy this intuitive
about computers can overlook the fact that he was inserting a DRM-disc
into his computer, or why he would have done so had he known the disc
was copy-protected.
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> Paying for their product does not make you a good person , it just
> makes them rich and more aggressive towards the consumer.
Whereas taking a product without paying for it makes you....what?
>
> They don't respect you for buying their product,
The consumer exchange is seldom about respect - haven't you ever bought
a car?
> they put DRM viruses in there for a reason , and it's not out of respect for you.
It must be to piss you off, and for no other reason.
>
> They don't appreciate your support , they instead demand more,
That's economics for you - all supply & demand. But where's the love?
>
> for instance Napster wants you to rent by the month , in their
> commercial they even blatantly say you "own nothing" but you pay for
> everything.
>
Because you're use of media doesn't really amount to owning an object.
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>
> and criminals like the RIAA and MPAA and their member companies will
> eventually be only a memory.
will that include the people who actually produce the video or sound
media that you DL? Do you already contribute directly to musicians or
producers of the work that you DL?
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