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Well done, sir. I don't see how this has continued to be an issue with the advent of the Amazon MP3 store. DRM-free digital content is what the public has craved since 1998, and now that it's here, people are still buying and bitching about DRM-wrapped content.]]>Jul 30th 2009 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/
you get what you vote !

Support Pirate Party = Kill drm

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you are referring to streaming right?? b/c that's what most are, there are lots 128k,192k rips but there are also tons 320k, loseless rips as well.. get your fact straight nub]]>Jul 30th 2009 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/never did get an invite...

as to the story... i havent dl any music in a long time. i think i'll grab a lossless album just to finger it at RIAA for this line of bs!]]>Jul 30th 2009 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Most of my P2P music is 320 Kbps. It isn't too hard to find FLAC and lossless formats either.]]>Jul 30th 2009 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/
The first rule of [the best private P2P tracker] is you don't talk about [the best private P2P tracker].
The second rule of [the best private P2P tracker] is YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT [the best private P2P tracker].]]>Jul 30th 2009 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 11:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/
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Do you know that most artist not only distribute their music through direct sale and they also bringing it to Hollywood and through other advertisement company that uses their music. So no-one lose in this fight expect the starving artist who don't know how to think further than just direct sale.]]>Jul 30th 2009 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/
Also, back when Radiohead released in rainbows for a 25 cent service charge and whatever else you wanted to give them (or nothing), I looked into how much artists actually made per cd. The MOST they will get (and this is the major acts, because they can negotiate for more) is about 25 cents. So basically artists would do better if you downloaded their music from p2p and then sent them a quarter than they would do from the majestic beneficence of the music industry.

and those fat cats get all indignant about "thievery".]]>Jul 30th 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 31st 2009 5:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/There should be a flood protector.]]>Jul 30th 2009 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/
"Consumers say RIAA shouldn't expect to last forever"]]>Jul 30th 2009 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 31st 2009 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/
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I'm merely trying to point out that the bigger issue here isn't music or DRM, it's legacy. It's an issue that we will have to face on many fronts due to the information explosion (thin binary data rahter than music tracks, word docs etc.)

How long should a hospital keep medical records? How about your physician's or dentist's office? Should that data be kept for a certain number of years? If so how many? With MRI's there is a tremendous amount of data generated with each series. what about all the articles in all the scientific journals.

Yes storage media has increased dramatically over the years. I remember my first computer in 1993 had a 420 MB hard drive and I had a friend who went all out and got a 1 GB. Here we are and that is laughable. The microSD in my BB holds way more than that. But, despite how quickly our capacity to store data has grown, our data storage needs have increased to match the capability.

This all reminds me of "pay as you go" pension plans and the problems they encounter with an ageing population. The legacy burden will become problematic.]]>Jul 30th 2009 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/
Eliminate the drm. Problem solved.]]>Jul 30th 2009 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/
Those 5.25" floppies aren't yours either. It's naive to think you could possibly *own* something you paid for, as soon as the companies that made those floppies decide, you should expect to have your door broken down and the floppies taken from you.

Those old books on your shelf? They should turn to dust as soon as the printing press that made them is destroyed. Also, it's illegal to try and read the dust. This is how media should be sold. No products are held to such lofty standards. ]]>Jul 30th 2009 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/
Legacy hardware is an issue for consumers that is completely in their hands. When hardware gets old, you migrate the data to newer hardware, and if you don't then it's on your own head. But their argument is that they should be able to prevent you from migrating that data and just have you buy it again. Don't drink the kool aid.]]>Jul 30th 2009 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/30/riaa-says-consumers-shouldnt-expect-drm-servers-to-run-forever/Jul 30th 2009 6:36PM