chthonic streams wrote:
quoted 5 lines here's a general question for the list:
> here's a general question for the list:
>
> if there were a copy-protection code for CDs or mp3s that left sound
> quality and your own personal convenience of use totally unaffected,
> would you support it? if not, why not?
I could accept DRM if the following things were true:
--It was guaranteed that I would be able to listen to the music for the
rest of my life, even if I upgraded my gear every five years, had a couple
of hard drive crashes, and switched OSes from time to time.
--I could still make copies of individual tracks to make mix CDs for people.
--It would work completely transparently for me, and for legitimate shared
usage (such as in libraries).
--I could transfer my interest in the copy to anyone, anytime (including
for example, selling it to a used record store in a form that they could
easily resell).
--It would expire after a reasonable period, so that future generations
wouldn't have to maintain antiquated software and/or hack the encryption
in order to listen to music of our time.
--I could back it up and still use it if my original copy was lost or stolen.
How a DRM system could do all this and still prevent piracy, short of
mind-reading, I don't know. But those are my minimum requirements.
--
THE DOUBTFUL PALACE
Free exquisite music
http://www.doubtfulpalace.com
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