Klonk Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:09:35 -0600 veschprigt mroktar Jon Kamm <kammagic@comcast.net> [re: [Yello] DRM on Commercial Music CDs]:
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. Sounds like someone is really straining to draw an analogy. Fail.
We all know that the copying, sharing thing is not legal... "We"? Speak for yourself there, sport.
... just buying a used CD off eBay can be looked at as stealing... Huh? I mean, really... WTH??!!
because none of that money gets back to the producers or artists or record companies. Aww, yer right. That /is/ a crime. Them's po' rekker cumpnees don't be gettin' no mo' cash, that's rightly a glarin' shame. Cain't be blaimin' folk fer suin' the everlovin' shit outta people cuz they don't be gettin' PAID TWICE FOR THE SAME PIECE!!!
But that is not the issue here is it? It touches upon it, sure it does.
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. Yes, it is truly a feat of engineering, both physical and psychologocal, to destroy fair use and still have The Masses smiling thereafter.
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. Wow. You must be rich... being that you speak for, well, everyone.
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. Heh. That's hilarious. I am going to always remember how you phrased that. Snicker. Snort. Guffaw. Howl.
In fact just getting the plastic wrap off a new CD is a bigger annoyance. Now, here I must agree. Especially those "security" sticker stripes across the tops that tear when one attempts to remove them, leaving behind bits and adhesive. But I've found a method that faileth never. Not a bigger annoyance, but for me? A big one indeed.
--gcr