Copy protection is one thing, installing something behind your back is another thing but when that little bit of software can render a computer virtually useless it is a big deal, I certainly wouldn't want to have to go through the whole pain of having to re-install my machine because of some company and their little bit of software that installed behind my back all in the aid of protecting their already overinflated profits. As it is often said, it's us law abiding ones that often have to pay the price, the speeding ticking comparison is chalk and cheese, that is something when someone has done something wrong, even the honest get victimised in this case. Sean On 11/11/05, Jon Kamm <kammagic@comcast.net> wrote:
Well, OK no more OS comments. But it seems like the only way to get someone to talk on this list.
DRM issue: Sounds like the complaint when people get a speeding ticket and complain that the cop was behind the billboard and thats not fair. Ahh....."what was the speed limit?" ...."55" ......"and how fast were you going?" ......."70" ........."Sounds fair to me!"
We all know that the copying, sharing thing is not legal and everyone has done it in one form or another. Wether it be downloading off file sharing software P2P or torrents or copying a CD you bought and giving it to a friend or just buying a used CD off eBay can be looked at as stealing because none of that money gets back to the producers or artists or record companies. But that is not the issue here is it? I think people are just upset that Sony and others are putting programs on our computers without our consent. It has to be a very difficult task for the music producers to come up with some way of controlling their music and make everyone happy. This recent Sony issue will probably fade away like other attempts have untill a happy medium can come about that will make consumers, artists, producers and everyone involved happy. Which will not be anytime soon as I see it. I sure would like to have a piece of the action of the guy the figures out a solution to all this.
As a collector and music enthusiast I have never found the whole issue more then a minor annoyance. In fact just getting the plastic wrap off a new CD is a bigger annoyance.
Thats all, bye