Comments on: Various Technology Bits http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/05/30/various-technology-bits/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:07:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/05/30/various-technology-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-16917 Sean P Aune Thu, 31 May 2007 15:58:44 +0000 http://seanpaune.com/2007/05/30/various-technology-bits/#comment-16917 *holds up his 60gb 5th gen video iPod* The Zune was just an example. I know you can do that with the iTunes files, but do you have to do it with a DVD? A store bought CD? Nope. Why should I have to jump through hoops to enjoy something I legally purchased in the way I want? *holds up his 60gb 5th gen video iPod* The Zune was just an example.

I know you can do that with the iTunes files, but do you have to do it with a DVD? A store bought CD? Nope. Why should I have to jump through hoops to enjoy something I legally purchased in the way I want?

]]> By: Luis http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/05/30/various-technology-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-16916 Luis Thu, 31 May 2007 15:56:01 +0000 http://seanpaune.com/2007/05/30/various-technology-bits/#comment-16916 Yeah, but you can just burn the iTunes songs on a CD and rip them back; the DRM will be stripped and you can convert to a Zune-friendly format if you like. I doubt that there would be a hit in audio quality that you would even notice. But dude... tell me that Zune is just an example, not a real-life scenario. Yeah, but you can just burn the iTunes songs on a CD and rip them back; the DRM will be stripped and you can convert to a Zune-friendly format if you like. I doubt that there would be a hit in audio quality that you would even notice.

But dude… tell me that Zune is just an example, not a real-life scenario.

]]> By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/05/30/various-technology-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-16915 Sean P Aune Thu, 31 May 2007 14:18:33 +0000 http://seanpaune.com/2007/05/30/various-technology-bits/#comment-16915 Roy - When you buy a DVD, you enjoy the ability to play that DVD on the player of your choice. When you buy a CD, you enjoy the ability to play that CD on the player of your choice. DRM is the record industries insane method of fighting what is really an insignificant amount of piracy by saying "Yes, you legally purchased this piece of music, and now we're going to tell you how you may play it, because we don't trust you." Let's say you buy a song on iTunes, and for whatever reason, you want to load said song on a Zune. If it is DRM locked, you can't. You can ONLY play it on an iPod. Period. It takes choice away from the end consumer, and that is neither fair or right. Roy -

When you buy a DVD, you enjoy the ability to play that DVD on the player of your choice.

When you buy a CD, you enjoy the ability to play that CD on the player of your choice.

DRM is the record industries insane method of fighting what is really an insignificant amount of piracy by saying “Yes, you legally purchased this piece of music, and now we’re going to tell you how you may play it, because we don’t trust you.”

Let’s say you buy a song on iTunes, and for whatever reason, you want to load said song on a Zune. If it is DRM locked, you can’t. You can ONLY play it on an iPod. Period. It takes choice away from the end consumer, and that is neither fair or right.

]]> By: Roy http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/05/30/various-technology-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-16913 Roy Thu, 31 May 2007 12:19:58 +0000 http://seanpaune.com/2007/05/30/various-technology-bits/#comment-16913 Personally, I've only ever bought like 3 songs from the iTunes store. The rest I got were "open source" ahem.. Personally, I’ve only ever bought like 3 songs from the iTunes store. The rest I got were “open source” ahem..

]]> By: Roy http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/05/30/various-technology-bits/comment-page-1/#comment-16912 Roy Thu, 31 May 2007 12:18:50 +0000 http://seanpaune.com/2007/05/30/various-technology-bits/#comment-16912 Why is the DRM thing such a big issue for you? Why is the DRM thing such a big issue for you?

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