Just a reminder

[roadrunnertwice]

This is why you shouldn't pay real US currency for data with DRM on it: because you're not buying anything.

Comments

[salieri.livejournal.com]

These DRM schemes are so bizarre. How could you possibly believe that this is a viable long term business model?

I'd like to have some way of putting this license idea to use on the consumer's end. "No no. I'm not giving you $20, I'm giving you a license to use $20 from my bank account to buy things at the McDonalds on M street."

[roadrunnertwice]

How could you possibly believe that this is a viable long term business model?

Major confusion about the nature of reality, has always been my guess. :/

I'm giving you a license to use $20 from my bank account to buy things at the McDonalds on M street.

Non-transferable; some restrictions apply. (No McFlurries, bro.)

[benefitz.livejournal.com]

Gawd, I hate this kind of shit. This is part of why I'm still 90% CD only, and will be until I buy a terabyte hard drive and rip everything in full quality aiff.

[roadrunnertwice]

Ooh, radio-station style. Yeah, that's probably the most future-proof way to do it.

I'm not quite that scrupulous, so these days I just rip with lame -V 3 --vbr-new (well, via this) and call it good.

[fozwalla.livejournal.com]

Amazon mp3 store FTW!

[roadrunnertwice]

Yeah, pretty much. Their TOS ain't perfect, but at least they can't come into my house and steal all my music.

[gyladia.livejournal.com]

Hmm.

I really hate that icon.