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Microsoft DRM To Get Even Tighter

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the schmair-use dept.

Toreo asesino writes, "Microsoft is tightening the screws on their up & coming DRM platform. First, Windows Media Player 11 removes the right to move music from one machine to another. According to their website, WMP11 'does not permit you to back up your media usage rights (previously known as licenses).' Worse, if you rip your own CDs and the 'Copy protect music' option is turned on, WMP11 will require you to 'connect to a Microsoft Web page that explains how to restore your rights a limited number of times.'" The Inquirer has an even more jaundiced take on Microsoft's turn of the thumbscrew.

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  1. To quote someone who knows their stuff... by devstuff · · Score: 0, Redundant
    The tighter you squeeze, the more systems will slip through your fingers..

    you get the point.