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Movielink Snubs DRM-less Macs

Posted by pudge on from the drm-is-for-sissies dept.

mcwetboy writes "CNET reports that the Macintosh is being shut out of online movie services like Movielink, and connects it to the Mac's lack of digital-rights management. From the article: '[Apple VP] Schiller says Apple has not released much in the way of protective technology ... because effective techniques for securing content without interfering with the experience of consumers have not yet been invented.' A consumer-friendly attitude towards DRM may be a double-edged sword (content may not be made available for that platform), but if the content is locked out of the Mac for that reason, do I really want it anyway?" In other news, the USSR provided free bread only to the poor people.

3 of 481 comments (clear)

  1. Re:DRM's dirty little secret by BrookHarty · · Score: 5, Informative

    I use http://sourceforge.net/projects/asfrecorder/ to download those nice protected microsoft media files.

    OF course for how long it will still work, I have no idea.

  2. Re:anyone know who to email? by Karma+Sink · · Score: 5, Informative

    sjobs@apple.com

    He actually reads it. I've worked in Apple support, and I've seen him respond to a customer's e-mail a few times. He's the big gun, and he'll notice if his mailbox gets slashdotted with praising e-mails on this subject.

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    When encryption is outlawed, ?o'AZ-,++o+i++##4AoA+-/-C++bI+/.+~
  3. Re:When Apples Introduces DRM... by g4dget · · Score: 4, Informative
    Roughly, that you're free to copy it for personal use: backup copies, conversions into formats that are more convenient. There are also additional rights regarding research and educational use. For example, I should be able to use short video clips from a movie to illustrate some points about graphics or image processing in a research paper.

    For a more detailed explanation, take a look here:

    http://www.eff.org/cafe/gross1.html