Yeah, they should ditch the 'tightening seatbelt' idea and go with a big swingin' arm from the passenger seat.
Or maybe the dull 'thud thud thud' from the phantom brake pedal my wife's always hitting.
You've got an mp3 on your website from your new release. You were able to put it there because you had the software to do it.
Picture a future where in order to post the song, you were legally *required* to *purchase* a license from M$ (or other) and pay a royalty for every time everyone that played back YOUR free song... just cuz it uses THEIR DRM.
DRM system of the future may have two options. To be fully **AA friendly, 'trusted mode' won't likely support possibly infringing formats aka mp3 / ogg etc.
Sure you can still have legal ogg/mp3 downloads. All the *nix users will still have 'untrusted' players, but what's the likelyhood of getting the 'trusted source signature code blah blah' from M$ so you can run your competing technology on THEIR system... And what's the likelyhood of the typical windoze user figuring out and/or being motivated enough to reboot just so they can hear your tune?
The DRM concept blows. It stinks of 'pay-per-view' everything. "For a mere $.99 you may look to the right of the bus and view the Grand Canyon. Those not interested may stare at the floor for $.05"
I'm just talkin' in circles. Read it again to see what else I have to say.
So you're sayin if you get drunk, then pass out with yer wiener in one hand and a kleenex in the other, you have the right to keep all of us from laughin' at the priceless image?
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Old Winamp? It's what I use.
I'm a shootin' for 1st post. Prolly 30-40 by the time I get done. =/
Yeah, they should ditch the 'tightening seatbelt' idea and go with a big swingin' arm from the passenger seat. Or maybe the dull 'thud thud thud' from the phantom brake pedal my wife's always hitting.
But what do they say? I'll refresh the page in a while. Thanks!
Okay.
You've got an mp3 on your website from your new release. You were able to put it there because you had the software to do it.
Picture a future where in order to post the song, you were legally *required* to *purchase* a license from M$ (or other) and pay a royalty for every time everyone that played back YOUR free song... just cuz it uses THEIR DRM.
DRM system of the future may have two options. To be fully **AA friendly, 'trusted mode' won't likely support possibly infringing formats aka mp3 / ogg etc.
Sure you can still have legal ogg/mp3 downloads. All the *nix users will still have 'untrusted' players, but what's the likelyhood of getting the 'trusted source signature code blah blah' from M$ so you can run your competing technology on THEIR system... And what's the likelyhood of the typical windoze user figuring out and/or being motivated enough to reboot just so they can hear your tune?
The DRM concept blows. It stinks of 'pay-per-view' everything.
"For a mere $.99 you may look to the right of the bus and view the Grand Canyon. Those not interested may stare at the floor for $.05"
I'm just talkin' in circles. Read it again to see what else I have to say.
uhhh...
So you're sayin if you get drunk, then pass out with yer wiener in one hand and a kleenex in the other, you have the right to keep all of us from laughin' at the priceless image?
Feh!
The cat's outta the bag.
heh... you got a lil something hanging outta yer nose
Not a man but an odd situation just the same.
ssshhhhh.... you'll bring out the sh!t brigade!!!
Heh,
I was watching CNN and heard this, so logged on to get the news. They didn't say much on TV.
The other day I read this Steve Albini article on where the money goes.
Worth reading.