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in what universe?
First of all, quality and commercial content are becoming mutually exclusive words, but let's skip that.
Perhaps you mean no LEGAL downloads? Because there isn't any DRM protected material in existence that isn't freely available in a non-DRM download version.
So legal is the sticking point. Some kids will never care about legality. Many paying users do, but many are just not going to accept the DRM terms offered. These people take a few paths: boycott (or just lose interest), seek hacks to remove DRM, or seek out non-DRM alternatives regardless of the legality of the source.
The industry can fight these customers or come to terms with them. Since they are willing to be paying customers if the DRM terms are less restrictive (there is no need to restrict paying users from using their purchased content... unless you're purely concerned with maximizing revenue through repeat purchases) it would probably be in the best interest of the industry to revisit the concept and revise their strategy, or face obsolescence.
Obviously they disagree, but the availability of non DRM content in the free web indicates they're not having a lot of success thus far.
Posted by: shraven   Posted on: 09/13/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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To borrow a term I hate... LOL  superbus | 09/12/06
As if ....  ShadeTree | 09/12/06
You couldn't crack  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/12/06
I fail to seel the difficulty here  voska | 09/12/06
No, your talking about  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/12/06
I fail to see your point  voska | 09/12/06
If it were DRM free from the beginning  Boot_Agnostic | 09/12/06
There never would have been downloads  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/12/06
The DIVX part  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/12/06
Are you really that ignorant?  buran | 09/12/06
I'd say you have that backwards  voska | 09/12/06
REally???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/12/06
Apples DRM is easy to strip  voska | 09/12/06
Interesting argument  tic swayback | 09/13/06
What part of what I said  Boot_Agnostic | 09/12/06
Complete blather  tic swayback | 09/13/06
For someone with no axe to grind you seem to do a lot of grinding  slim-01 | 09/13/06
this should keep the Microsoft fanboys happy for awhile .  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 09/12/06
I know I will  voska | 09/12/06
Anybody notice...  Spikey_Mike | 09/12/06
CLue train people, without DRM there are no downloads.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/12/06
So you're saying that everything without DRM is crap?  buran | 09/12/06
Not at all  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/12/06
Is Ray Charles in a garage band?  tic swayback | 09/13/06
Laughing all the way to the bank  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/12/06
Quality is in the eye  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/12/06
Matthew 7:1  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/12/06
Laughing all the way to the bank  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/12/06
There was downloads and swapping long before DRM.  B.O.F.H. | 09/12/06
True, there have always been scum thieves  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/06
But they do have to make it easy for me  voska | 09/13/06
theif and proud  shraven | 09/13/06
I believe that you claimed to be one of these scum thieves.  B.O.F.H. | 09/13/06
We can always count on you, Ax  gordon@... | 09/12/06
in what universe?  shraven | 09/13/06
Oximoron: "Not of quality commercial content."  slim-01 | 09/13/06
DRM could be the answer to your prayers  voska | 09/13/06
Oh please  mosborne | 09/13/06
Been there, done that  tic swayback | 09/13/06
Vive La Free Media!!  itanalyst | 09/12/06
Ummm, what part didn't understand.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/12/06
Including "revenue", perhaps?  Zogg | 09/13/06
Let them  voska | 09/13/06
No More  shraven | 09/13/06
So what about this is suprising?  George Mitchell | 09/12/06
I don't think they can afford to  ebrke | 09/13/06
Well they are pricing themselves right...  voska | 09/13/06
See the future of music, right here  tic swayback | 09/13/06
DRM is here to stay  mrjonno | 09/13/06
A few problems with your thinking  voska | 09/13/06
As a band leader I am against DRM, Downloads are good for us  slim-01 | 09/13/06
drm  awdupuis | 09/13/06

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