Yeah, the analogies can get looped to death. I definitely think it'd be great if there was some sort of 'digital super-file' that could be bought for use on any electronic devices, but we're not at that point yet. I just think at this point, it's all backwards; people don't like the license agreements and terms of use, so they break them, instead of working to get the license agreements changed. So while I think it's great that they're looking at the license part of it now, they're still so worried about keeping people within the boundaries that they end up making more of an incentive for those people who like to feel like they're getting away with something. No technology can solve the problem of people with entitlement issues.
You're exactly right - the public enjoys buying something and owning it.
I think the "piracy" problem would seriously decrease if they started selling "License to watch [Your Movie Here] on an authorized device" than selling [Movie].
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Chicksta @ May 24th 2007 1:17PM
Yeah, the analogies can get looped to death. I definitely think it'd be great if there was some sort of 'digital super-file' that could be bought for use on any electronic devices, but we're not at that point yet. I just think at this point, it's all backwards; people don't like the license agreements and terms of use, so they break them, instead of working to get the license agreements changed. So while I think it's great that they're looking at the license part of it now, they're still so worried about keeping people within the boundaries that they end up making more of an incentive for those people who like to feel like they're getting away with something. No technology can solve the problem of people with entitlement issues.
pmow @ May 24th 2007 1:36PM
You're exactly right - the public enjoys buying something and owning it.
I think the "piracy" problem would seriously decrease if they started selling "License to watch [Your Movie Here] on an authorized device" than selling [Movie].
Fancypants @ May 24th 2007 4:17PM
"... some sort of 'digital super-file' that could be bought for use on any electronic devices, but we're not at that point yet"
Seriously? MP3s are industry standard, playable on every device made for music playback for the past 10 years!
What's happening is that they want to take us AWAY from that point, rather than embracing what already exists.