Re: Canadian Gov Withdraws DMCA Bill—Can They Withdraw Ours?
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Originally Posted by Uesugi Kenshin
Also iTunes doesn't let you put your iTunes Music Store music on more than five computers.
Yeah, this kept my music consumption down for a long time. I hate the idea that I might forget to "deactivate" a device and run out of my permitted five devices. Knowing this kept my purchasing very, very light.
What's changed is the whole "iTunes plus" thingmajig, where certain labels are offering 256k un-DRM'd tracks. This means that when I buy it, I own it, and no amount of bone-headedness on my part will ever mean I can't play it. This has caused me to start buying music again.
It really wasn't a great sacrifice to not buy music for a few years. But then again I'm an older lemur, I already have a considerable music collection, etc. It would be much harder on a young'un.
As for moral "justifications" for piracy, I'm not sure any of them are legitimate. The correct thing to do when you loathe an industry's practices is to boycott them until they come to their senses. Remember, you vote with your dollars. It isn't enough to withhold them from those who practice evil; we must also reward those who chose the path of righteousness.
Re: Canadian Gov Withdraws DMCA Bill—Can They Withdraw Ours?
I usually bought a CD then copied it to the HDD with WMP, worked fine so far. But then I only have about 20 music CDs or so. :sweatdrop:
And yes, that's about my entire music collection, add to that some 6 movie DVDs and the rest of my CD and DVD collection are only computer games.
Well, it's all about value/money. :shrug
Re: Canadian Gov Withdraws DMCA Bill—Can They Withdraw Ours?
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Originally Posted by Lemur
Yeah, this kept my music consumption down for a long time. I hate the idea that I might forget to "deactivate" a device and run out of my permitted five devices. Knowing this kept my purchasing very, very light.
What's changed is the whole "iTunes plus" thingmajig, where certain labels are offering 256k un-DRM'd tracks. This means that when I buy it, I own it, and no amount of bone-headedness on my part will ever mean I can't play it. This has caused me to start buying music again.
It really wasn't a great sacrifice to not buy music for a few years. But then again I'm an older lemur, I already have a considerable music collection, etc. It would be much harder on a young'un.
As for moral "justifications" for piracy, I'm not sure any of them are legitimate. The correct thing to do when you loathe an industry's practices is to boycott them until they come to their senses. Remember, you vote with your dollars. It isn't enough to withhold them from those who practice evil; we must also reward those who chose the path of righteousness.
Yeah....Partly because of the cost of music and iTunes' craziness I rarely buy music unless I "need it" or happen to get an iTunes gift certificate from someone. In the past year I've probably bought a couple of Rammstein CD's and some other random German music and that's it.
Re: Canadian Gov Withdraws DMCA Bill—Can They Withdraw Ours?
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Originally Posted by KukriKhan
Last summer, here in the backroom, we tried out the idea of a bookclub. A book was voted on and selected that participants would obtain and read, then discuss.
Some readers bought it new, some bought used copies, others found one in their public libraries (in effect, having 'bought' it with their taxes).
No one thought to scan the 300 page book to share it with the dozen or so others for free. Everybody paid, one way or another, for their own copy, although getting it was for a group project.
Why? How is that experience different from downloading a song or movie or game from the 'net?
Well, as I said in another thread, when I buy a book, I am not giving Bantam or Doubelday or Random House the right to scan my house for a photocopier and lock my front door if they find evidence of toner. Neither can they reclaim the book or disable the book if they think I might be reading chapters to my brother on the phone. The relationship of consumer rights to copyright holder rights are much more settled when it comes to books. (Also note that some venturesome authors are releasing books under the creative commons.)
More importantly, the music labels are addicted to a ridiculous pricing structure. As I pointed out to a musician friend, I can buy the DVD of Gladiator for half of what the soundtrack costs. Note that a dual-layer DVD contains 8.5 gigs of data, as opposed to 700 megs on a CD. So I should pay more for a disc that contains 1/12th of the entertainment data?
Frankly, the music labels just need to wither and die. It's not as though people will stop making music, or consuming music. But the labels are a hinderance to the artist, a bane to the consumer, and a roadblock to innovation. The sooner they go bankrupt the better.
