Posted by Alpha on 09/25/05 21:12

"Mark Jones" <noemail@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:FKxZe.3759$QE1.747@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> Alpha wrote:
>> I wish the world would understand. Soon, all media will be delivered
>> on a pay per play basis. All. All. ALL
>>
>> No property rights.
>>
>> No fair use.
>
> Are the movie companies really this stupid?
>
> They are earning a lot of money from the sales of DVDs and
> from what you are saying, it still isn't enough money for them.
> They stand a very good chance of destroying this market
> if they make it difficult or too expensive for people to view
> a movie at home or anywhere they choose.
>
> Media options are becoming more portable all of the time
> and now you indicate that they want to tie this new system
> to an internet connection. This will drastically reduce the
> number of people will to buy into the new format. I have
> 2 HDTVs and I do not want a system that has to phone
> home when I want to watch a movie. They can keep their
> players and HD movies if they do this.
>
>

The Ipod model is what they want. The content is tied to the hardware.
Time limits on uses and copies...etc. etc.

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