 maartenaElmoPremium
join:2002-05-10
Orange, CA
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| The more they mess with user.... ...the quicker piracy will get encrypted. And once encryption becomes as easy to use as Napster was back in the day, and every joe-schmoe can encrypt data to a level it will take the 6000 computers in the Pentagon basement a month or two to crack (only to find out it wasn't a manual to make a nuclear bomb, but a restaurants secret chili recipe) we'll have much bigger issue on our hands with national security.
In a sense, software piracy is somewhat similar to the taliban. We've been hunting them for 8 years, and terrorist cells still exist everywhere in the world. And because of international laws, and the fact that the RIAA can't just "invade" another well connected country that may have some more relaxed laws on this piracy issue, you are really never going to get rid of it completely. And the same with the Taliban, we can't invade Pakistan and we all know that is where the main guys are hiding out.
ISP's are spending millions, pressured by the RIAA and their equivalents in other countries, and piracy is still growing. In essence they are taking the "we don't talk to terrorists" stance.... but if they would only listen to what consumers really want, they may fix a lot of things.
The first reason I stopped buying from the big companies all together is DRM loaded crap. If I buy an album, I want to be able to play it in my house, in my car, on my computers, and in my MP3 players and not be restricted to one copy that can only be played on one device. Same with DVD's. A copy for the backseat DVD players in the car, not the original that will just melt in the California summer sun and be worthless after a few hot summer days. A copy I can just re-burn.
The big problem with DRM is really that it doesn't HELP anyone, except the software companies who create DRM code. Anything that has DRM on it, has been or will be cracked within the week of the release of a movie or album. So it isn't stopping pirates whatsoever, but at the same time it is hampering honest consumers who just want to listen to their music in various places throughout the house on a variety of devices.
The car industry had a big "I just don't get it" note pinned to their backs when they boarded corporate jets to go to Washington DC for money.
The music and movie industry is the next industry with that note pinned to their backs. They just don't see how DRM is digging their own grave, and all they are interested in is seeing more profit NOW, not think about the long term future of the company.
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"I reject your reality and substitute my own!" |
