Honestly I'd prefer a world without DRMs too. Unfortunatley there are too many people who think that because it's there they have a right to it. Except for a few independent artists music is owned by labels and the people behind these labels naturaly want to protect their property. As has been pointed out before, when you buy music what you are really buying is the 'right' (I'm not sure that is the correct word) to listen to it). If online legal download services are going to exist then these services have to come to an arrangement with the labels that protects their rights. That means we will have to accept some sort of DRM and Apple's DRM is VERY reasonable. If you don't agree with it then don't use the service and for GOD sake don't try to circumvent it and spoil things for the more reasonable among us. The music is NOT and never was) yours, just yours to listen to if you follow the rules. Again, Apple's DRM is quite lenient and permits reasonable use of the material which is all fair use ever did.
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Honestly I'd prefer a world without DRMs too. Unfortunatley there are too many people who think that because it's there they have a right to it. Except for a few independent artists music is owned by labels and the people behind these labels naturaly want to protect their property. As has been pointed out before, when you buy music what you are really buying is the 'right' (I'm not sure that is the correct word) to listen to it). If online legal download services are going to exist then these services have to come to an arrangement with the labels that protects their rights. That means we will have to accept some sort of DRM and Apple's DRM is VERY reasonable. If you don't agree with it then don't use the service and for GOD sake don't try to circumvent it and spoil things for the more reasonable among us. The music is NOT and never was) yours, just yours to listen to if you follow the rules. Again, Apple's DRM is quite lenient and permits reasonable use of the material which is all fair use ever did.