Posted by Jamie Kahn Genet on 02/08/07 06:45

Daniel Packman <pack@users.forethought.net> wrote:

> In article <12si8cttoipf7ad@corp.supernews.com>,
> G.T. <getnews1@dslextreme.com> wrote:
> >
> >"Michelle Steiner" <michelle@michelle.org> wrote in message
> >news:michelle-C259A1.17294906022007@news.east.cox.net...
> >> <http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/>
> >>
> >> Steve Jobs
> >> February 6, 2007
> >
> >This is the best part:
> >
> >>
> >> The third alternative is to abolish DRMs entirely......
>
> His arguments are reasonable about Apple continuing to closely
> hold and control its own DRM, but his argument that there shouldn't
> be any DRMs is a bit less strong. Sure, the majority of music is still
> sold via cds that are DRM free. But there is a dichotomy of use.
> If online music were free from DRM, it isn't obvious that this
> woulnd't affect user's habits of exchanging music.

It is extremely easy to bypass iTunes DRM to then go and pirate music
bought from the iTunes store. So how would removing this pointless DRM
substantially change anything? Pirates will continue being pirates and
other users will continue paying for the majority of their music.

Regards,
Jamie Kahn Genet
--
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

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