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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. Re:Good luck! by BridgeBum · · Score: 5, Insightful

    At least the department store removes the tag after you buy it.

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  2. Re:Resistance is futile by Hatta · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The fight against DRM cannot be won.

    The fight for DRM cannot be won. Anything that can be listened to can be copied, and it only takes one technically savvy person to circumvenct it once, and the whole world can get it.

    If things continue the way they have been, you can expect a full fledged War on Copyright Infringement just like our current War on Drug Users. It will be accompanied by a similar loss of personal freedoms, and be just as effective (i.e. not all).

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