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iTunes Sales 'Collapsing'
Alien54 writes to tell us The Register is reporting that based on reported revenues this year iTunes sales are plummetting. From the article: "Secretive Apple doesn't break out revenues from iTunes, but Forrester conducted an analysis of credit card transactions over a 27-month period. And this year's numbers aren't good. While the iTunes service saw healthy growth for much of the period, since January the monthly revenue has fallen by 65 per cent, with the average transaction size falling 17 per cent. The previous spring's rebound wasn't repeated this year."
Ever tried to burn your songs to CDs? Apple's DRM is just so that teenagers don't just copy their whole music library to other people. If you are an audiophile, well you probably don't mind waiting for a music DVD from Amazon and you wouldn't think of playing it on an iPod then.
Because they still havent cracked the DRM in iTMS 6/7
Your hair look like poop, Bob! - Wanker.
First, unless you're the AC that posted the GP, I wasn't accusing you of anything. So before you start "pedestal knocking" you should think a little first.
Second, please, enlighten me: What facts do I need to get straight? You claim to 'know your rights' which I find laughable. First of all, Fair Use for TV is very complicated. The rules differ between broadcast and cable. Cable companies and content providers have a lot of leeway in setting the terms of their copyrights. Broadcast is more clearly defined by the law but it's still ambiguous enough to be a question of fact, not a question of law. And while it's still a question of fact, if you were sued for downloading Torrents of television programs and your defense was "I pay for cable," I have a lot of confidence that you would lose.
And if you're going to accuse someone of arrogance, please, for your sake, try not to be so arrogant in return. It just makes you look like a hypocrite.