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Former Apple Exec Speaks Against DRM

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the drm-is-a-waste-of-resources dept.

Wysz writes "Mike Evangelist, former Director of Product Marketing for Apple's "Pro" applications, has blogged his thoughts about DRM. Like many of us, he is offended by the fact that the record labels and movie studios treat their customers like criminals. While he notes in the comments section that iTunes is the best of the worst, he admits to using third-party tools to remove the DRM from iTunes tracks."

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  1. It's all DRM.. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    iTunes is the best of the worst

    That's like commending Syphilis for not being AIDS.

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    1. Re:It's all DRM.. by VATechTigger · · Score: 2, Funny

      at least I could easily remove syphilis from my "system". Plus, it usually has a bigger disclaimer, like warts, on the box. Although I really hate to see warts on any Box i plan to use and enjoy, at least I can pass it up.

    2. Re:It's all DRM.. by mblase · · Score: 4, Funny

      That's like commending Syphilis for not being AIDS.

      Bad analogy. STDs want to be shared with other people.

  2. In other news... by Private+Taco · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...former Apple Exec sued by the RIAA...

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  3. Disturbance in the Matrix by mysqlrocks · · Score: 5, Funny

    he is offended by the fact that the fact that the record labels...

    Did anybody else notice the disturbance in the Matrix?

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    1. Re:Disturbance in the Matrix by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yes, it was the first thing I noticed the first thing I noticed.

  4. Burn Him! by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 3, Funny
    he admits to using third-party tools to remove the DRM from iTunes tracks.

    Where art thou RIAA? He voluntary admits it and all! Sue! Sue! Sue! I hear there's an attorney named THompsons whose case just went away. Maybe he can help you out...

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  5. Only Apple... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Would hire "Mike Evangelist" as Director of Product Marketing.

    I hear their CEO really gets the 'Jobs' done...

  6. Evangelist? by booch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Come on. Are we really supposed to believe that they had a Director of Product Marketing named Mike Evangelist? And I suppose they've got an engineer named Dave Engineer too. And users named Joe Sixpack. And an HR guy named Steve Jobs.

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    1. Re:Evangelist? by PhineusJWhoopee · · Score: 1, Funny

      I think you meant, "users named 'Joe Bordeaux' or 'Joe Cognac'.

      ed

  7. Re:Good luck! by borawjm · · Score: 5, Funny

    not if you steal it.

  8. Re:Good luck! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Having trouble with your reading comprehension?

  9. Re:Good luck! by Alpha_Traveller · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sometimes they even give you a hanger.

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  10. Slightly trollish, but I can't resist... by ctnp · · Score: 1, Funny


      Does anyone else find it slightly ironic that the last name of a Directory of Marketing is 'Evangelist'?

  11. "Customer?" Hah! by mrchaotica · · Score: 3, Funny
    ...but as a customer...
    But you're NOT a "customer." You are a consumer. Calling you a "customer" would imply that you actually deserve respect, and we can't have that!

    Now shut the fuck up and go join the rest of the sheeple at the mall.

    Sincerely,

    The RIAA
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  12. Re:Calling all editors! by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 2, Funny
    That sentence may be technically correct, but the double "fact" in that sentence is throwing me off. Fix it!

    Hang in there, trooper. It's like one of those bucking bronco rides. It takes practice. Eventually you'll be able to handle a triple or even a quadrupled phrase smoothly and cleanly.

  13. Re:Department store tags vs. DRM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What is this "CD" of which you speak? Is that the name for the clay tablets upon which cuneiform was once carved?

    The rest of us were talking about music downloads, but what you are talking about sounds interesting too, for the historical perspective anyway.

  14. Re:more difficult to abide by today by Chris+Burke · · Score: 4, Funny

    See how many employees laugh at you!

    It's a game! My record is fourteen. By the way, it is cheating to not wear pants, which I wish I had known beforehand.

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