Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 18, 2002 12:19 PM
Its much worse than what you make it out to be. The content companies want to restrict your use of music to a device. So for example I can buy music electronicly to play on the portable drm capable music device, but I have to buy it again for my home drm capable system. They also want to limit your ability to make copies for your own use. For example, I like to make copies of my CDs for my car since I don't like my purchased copies melting in the heat or being stolen. Part of the proposed DRM solution would not allow you to play that copy on any other device. So if I copy on my computer, I can't play it in my car.
While I agree that people are breaking the law giving away the music they have purchased and copying it thousands of people over the internet there are already laws againest that. Thats one of the key things I think people keep forgeting so I want to say it one more time.
There are already copyright laws which are not being enforced
We do not need more laws and a "new solution" which are just thinly veiled attempts by the media companies to get more money. They already receive money for each blank dvd, cd, blank cassette, blank vcr tape sold the united states at least (I don't know about other counties).
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Re:Here we go again
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 18, 2002 12:19 PMWhile I agree that people are breaking the law giving away the music they have purchased and copying it thousands of people over the internet there are already laws againest that. Thats one of the key things I think people keep forgeting so I want to say it one more time.
There are already copyright laws which are not being enforced
We do not need more laws and a "new solution" which are just thinly veiled attempts by the media companies to get more money. They already receive money for each blank dvd, cd, blank cassette, blank vcr tape sold the united states at least (I don't know about other counties).
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