I pay them $x over a period of y months and get z songs. When I cancel, I end up with z=0 where they have $x*y. Something seems ever so slightly unfair with that.
I have a game somewhere that came with a "code sheet" printed on red paper that claimed it could not be photocopied.
They could be manually copied with pen and paper and_that_photocopied and distributed. It just further illustrates that as long as any form of CP exists someone, somewhere will take the initiative to make it easier for other people. As mentioned many times, this is the same as with music: one digital copy (MP3, Ogg, whatver) is all that is needed to revert the CP to nothing and mass pirating can begin.
Speaking of older methods of ittitating users I remember the most horiffic CP "documentation" method ever: the "dual-wheel" discs. I remember them being common with popular Amiga games (Monkey Island et.al.). I do recall writing letters to the creators telling them that it was unnecessary and was alienating people - I had lost the disc many times and feared breaking it so ended up_recreating_one and archiving the master.
Yes and no. IIRC it isn't compliant with Compact Disc-Digital Audio (CDDA) standard which is what Phillips has control over and therefore they can't really use the CDDA logo. But it can still be marketed as a "CD" being that it is one.:)
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Seems to me that the director needs to get his straight!
I pay them $x over a period of y months and get z songs. When I cancel, I end up with z=0 where they have $x*y. Something seems ever so slightly unfair with that.
And what is wrong with that? You've just given some ligitimate reasons: it's just the 'copyrighted' files, music and movies that are the problem.
I have a game somewhere that came with a "code sheet" printed on red paper that claimed it could not be photocopied.
They could be manually copied with pen and paper and_that_photocopied and distributed. It just further illustrates that as long as any form of CP exists someone, somewhere will take the initiative to make it easier for other people. As mentioned many times, this is the same as with music: one digital copy (MP3, Ogg, whatver) is all that is needed to revert the CP to nothing and mass pirating can begin.
Speaking of older methods of ittitating users I remember the most horiffic CP "documentation" method ever: the "dual-wheel" discs. I remember them being common with popular Amiga games (Monkey Island et.al.). I do recall writing letters to the creators telling them that it was unnecessary and was alienating people - I had lost the disc many times and feared breaking it so ended up_recreating_one and archiving the master.
Nothing ever changes.
Yes and no. IIRC it isn't compliant with Compact Disc-Digital Audio (CDDA) standard which is what Phillips has control over and therefore they can't really use the CDDA logo. But it can still be marketed as a "CD" being that it is one. :)