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U.S. Backs Apple's iTunes DRM
breun writes "The U.S. has asked foreign governments to consider the effects of interfering with popular new technologies, pointing to recent scrutiny of Apple's iTunes Music Store as an example of bad judgment. The U.S. Justice Department's antitrust chief Thomas Barnett cited recent foreign proposals to impose restrictions on Apple's iTunes service as an example of strict regulation which could discourage innovation and hurt consumers." From the Washington Post article: "In prepared remarks, Barnett said the scrutiny of Apple 'provides a useful illustration of how an attack on intellectual property rights can threaten dynamic innovation.' Barnett said Apple should be applauded for creating a legal, profitable and easy-to-use system for downloading music and other entertainment via the Internet."
"All your music are belong to us" -GW
i support the right to offend.
The U.S. Government has recieved and gratefully appreciates Apples donation.
Ever since pirates were found to be way cooler than ninjas.
How TF can restricting DRM then harm consumers?
It's simple. Only Hollywood can create entertaining things. Hollywood is expensive, Jennifer Lopez's shirts cost $500 apiece at least. To pay for those kinds of threads, entertainment must be paid for, extensively, on a per-copy or better yet per-view basis. By restricting DRM, people can see entertainment without paying per view or per copy, which means that Hollywood will have to stop releasing digital entertainment or go bankrupt. And if that happened, Jennifer Lopez might starve and die, which would make consumers everywhere very sad.
No consumer can live without consuming entertainment. Entertainment only comes from Hollywood. Soon, entertainment will cure cancer. Consume!
I get to pick two, right?
Be true and faithful like your dog; but don't eat vomit like your dog
Car analogies. They need to go, ok? We definitely need a car-analogy equivalent of Godwin's law.