Good luck getting regular people not to buy the next new thing. You need to work on legislation. The average consumer hasn't even heard of Stallman, and will continue to buy Blu-Rays and whatever else comes out.
Not strictly. They only disable DRM for songs where the artist and his bureaucratic and corporate label explicitly ask for it. Apple iTunes still enforces DRM for content that you have the right to copy under fair use, thus it is nevertheless evil.
I agree that it's a step in the right direction, but it's not effort enough to convince me. Instead, I would prefer to spend my money with Magnatune, eMusic, etc. who do not support DRM *at all*.
take a look at iTunes Plus or read steve jobs' letter on the apple website. He openly wants to free up all DRM but can't due to obligations with the record companies. You have to understand that Apple makes most of its $ on iPod hardware sales...not iTunes itself. So apple doesn't really care that much about DRM
If you purchase AAC format from the iTunes store, then you are correct. But c'mon, most people including myself use MP3 format and have never purchased songs online. You are not strictly locked to one format.
Besides, read steve jobs' letter...he asks the record companies to remove DRM
Steve Jobs' letter is a PR stunt to offset the various anti-DRM and anti-Apple campaigns. Jobs is saying "look, we're not evil, it's the darn music industry who forces this stuff on us." And while this is partially true, Apple _is_ gaining from it, and they don't expect the music industry to change -- they know it'll take more to convince them to ditch DRM.
Meanwhile DRM-free sites like eMusic are alive and kicking; yes, at the cost of deals with major labels, but at least they have integrity.
The reason why I believe Steve Jobs is because apple doesn't make alot of $ from the itunes store. The real $ is from the iPod hardware sales. Jobs doesn't have that much to lose since profit is pennies per song. I guess we'll agree to disagree in believing him...
Yes, piracy is still there, and will be for a long time, but I would very much prefer a _legal_ way to download music, without the inconvenience of buying a CD and ripping it, and still retain my rights to free use.
As I mentioned above, it still is possible to buy DRM-free music, but widespread acceptance of DRM is damaging to DRM-free businesses and may ultimately force them to close doors.
These men will be remembered for a long time - true freedom fighters.
These are the men that will make the future better for humanity on a global scale.
I used to be a 100% microsoft programmer - now, I see the light... Stallman is absolutely right... money should always come second to freedom.
HeelOnMe 6 months ago
Steam rules!
Sorry, Richie !
Flackon 1 year ago
@Flackon Agreed
therealmetroidmaniac 1 year ago
Those damn yapping dogs...
Scotsman707 1 year ago
All of my media uses free formats, like flac and ogg-vorbis.
HWGuyEG 2 years ago
Exactly xD
iPownage 2 years ago
I'll use whatever I want with direct rendering manager, bastard.
Ormaaj 2 years ago
He talked about Digital Rights Management
sundhaug92 2 years ago
I agree with iTunes statement. I will only use unencrypted .mp3 files for audio.
The CSS on DVDs has long since been broken.
From what I understand the encryption on Blu-Ray has been broken as well.
stchman 2 years ago
BUT HD IS BETR!
Daghead 3 years ago
Good luck getting regular people not to buy the next new thing. You need to work on legislation. The average consumer hasn't even heard of Stallman, and will continue to buy Blu-Rays and whatever else comes out.
jigglesnap 3 years ago 10
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all i hear is "blah blah blah MICRSOFT blah blah BILL GATES blah blah blah GNU blah blah anti-DRM blah blah blah "
callaocallao 4 years ago
About Encrypted DVD'd/Blue-ray's/etc.
Decrypt them, there's a software that can do it, but if you're a programmer, you can do it yourself, right?
Another method is to get a life and stop playing videogames/watching-movies.
Another method is to not use non-oss (non-opensource stuff), and don't use windows/mac/other-shit, and instead use linux, freebsd, etc.
NightCrawler03X 4 years ago
well Apple has started selling music since May 2007 without DRM locks...
all028 4 years ago
Not strictly. They only disable DRM for songs where the artist and his bureaucratic and corporate label explicitly ask for it. Apple iTunes still enforces DRM for content that you have the right to copy under fair use, thus it is nevertheless evil.
I agree that it's a step in the right direction, but it's not effort enough to convince me. Instead, I would prefer to spend my money with Magnatune, eMusic, etc. who do not support DRM *at all*.
racerfanracerfan 4 years ago
take a look at iTunes Plus or read steve jobs' letter on the apple website. He openly wants to free up all DRM but can't due to obligations with the record companies. You have to understand that Apple makes most of its $ on iPod hardware sales...not iTunes itself. So apple doesn't really care that much about DRM
all028 4 years ago
That is _exactly_ why apple gains from DRM -- all the songs are locked into their own iPod player!
racerfanracerfan 4 years ago
If you purchase AAC format from the iTunes store, then you are correct. But c'mon, most people including myself use MP3 format and have never purchased songs online. You are not strictly locked to one format.
Besides, read steve jobs' letter...he asks the record companies to remove DRM
all028 4 years ago
Steve Jobs' letter is a PR stunt to offset the various anti-DRM and anti-Apple campaigns. Jobs is saying "look, we're not evil, it's the darn music industry who forces this stuff on us." And while this is partially true, Apple _is_ gaining from it, and they don't expect the music industry to change -- they know it'll take more to convince them to ditch DRM.
Meanwhile DRM-free sites like eMusic are alive and kicking; yes, at the cost of deals with major labels, but at least they have integrity.
racerfanracerfan 4 years ago
The reason why I believe Steve Jobs is because apple doesn't make alot of $ from the itunes store. The real $ is from the iPod hardware sales. Jobs doesn't have that much to lose since profit is pennies per song. I guess we'll agree to disagree in believing him...
all028 4 years ago
I forgot to address your argument about MP3.
Yes, piracy is still there, and will be for a long time, but I would very much prefer a _legal_ way to download music, without the inconvenience of buying a CD and ripping it, and still retain my rights to free use.
As I mentioned above, it still is possible to buy DRM-free music, but widespread acceptance of DRM is damaging to DRM-free businesses and may ultimately force them to close doors.
racerfanracerfan 4 years ago
Mmmm... Illegal DVD decryption Free Software =]
i0null 5 years ago
The Last Hacker!!! The best
lutaopu 5 years ago
Oi, DRM cannot be accepted.
Wyvante 5 years ago