Posted by Laddy on 11/13/05 16:48

"NRen2k5" <napsterneorenegade@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Laddy wrote:
>> "NRen2k5" <napsterneorenegade@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:vcxdf.32592$aV6.1021647@weber.videotron.net...
>>
>>>
>>>Laddy wrote:
>>>
>>>>I agree with Swyck. Heaven forbid that someone wants a song or two and
>>>>pays a buck or two to get 'em immediately for use forever. What a world,
>>>>huh? Me thinks there are Apple haters about.
>>>
>>>Half my point is that they won't be useful forever.
>>>
>>
>>
>> So explain to me how that is the case with downloaded drm media and
>> wouldn't be the case for a vinyl record, cassette, or CD? The drm
>> wrapping is not secure. Surely you know that.
>
> Surely the majority of DRM'ed music downloaders don't. That's one side to
> it. Another is that our CD and vinyl collections are scattered in the form
> of dozens or hundreds of CD's and LP's. If one CD or LP fails, the owner
> has only lost that album. Not the entire collection. The same majority of
> DRM'ed music downloaders I just mentioned but a moment ago tend to keep
> their entire DRM'ed music collection on one single medium - their
> computer's hard disk drive, sans backups. WHEN (not "if") the hard disk
> fails, their entire collection is lost.
>
> The music industry and online stores are well aware of this, and they like
> it. It means potential second sales of the same material to the same
> customer. It means profit.
>
> - NRen2k5

You're assuming everyone's an idiot. It's not like no one ever loses their
entire hardcopy collection to fire or flood or theft. I don't know a single
individual who hasn't backed up their collection of MP3s, etc., if they have
a sizeable collection. Most of my peeps even back up their digitized music
even though they also have the hardcopies, since re-ripping would be such a
pain. In fact they are probably more concerned about those than they are
keeping some of their financial records and other assets safe. Losses of
digital music would be covered under most homeowners policies as well, as
long as proof of purchase was available and the particular hazard was an
insurable one.

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