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What happens to your music if your vendor goes out of business and you can't 'activate' it any longer?

Same for software. If you buy software that is Product Activated, what happens if they go out of business?

The latter has already happened at least once. As far as I know, paying customers simply lost access to the software.

There really need to be consumer protection laws concerning this.
Posted by: BitTwiddler   Posted on: 02/16/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Another option  Stuka | 02/16/07
The Remove DRM Feature is already in there  Edward Meyers | 02/18/07
The ideal solution ...  mwagner@... | 02/19/07
use tunebite  markshervey | 03/16/07
Why wait?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/16/07
Three letters  bportlock | 02/17/07
...until ODF 2.0 comes along.  mwagner@... | 02/19/07
Why do you think Apple cares?  NonZealot | 02/16/07
Ignore the troll  Stuka | 02/16/07
Ah, the true sign of having lost the argument  NonZealot | 02/16/07
Simple Truth...  Stuka | 02/16/07
I'm flattered!  NonZealot | 02/16/07
riiiight...  Stuka | 02/16/07
Try again zealot!!  NonZealot | 02/16/07
You two are funny  CobraA1 | 02/16/07
Maybe I am missed informed  dragosani | 02/16/07
Pull the other one!!  NonZealot | 02/16/07
what about  Voodoo187 | 02/16/07
Re: Why do you think Apple cares?  none none | 02/16/07
Because they've proved it  Imaginos1892 | 02/16/07
Sorry, you've proven nothing  NonZealot | 02/16/07
What a straight line...  Imaginos1892 | 02/16/07
Wow, you really hate MicroShaft!!  NonZealot | 02/16/07
Probably a waste of time  Imaginos1892 | 02/16/07
don't even bother  Voodoo187 | 02/16/07
ANY material?  justanitguy | 02/19/07
Good point  John L. Ries | 02/16/07
For a 'blue' company that act awfully 'green'...  HypnoToad72 | 02/17/07
Oops. Typo in the previous subject line, it should read  HypnoToad72 | 02/17/07
I have always found them very reasonable.  Tigertank | 02/19/07
Even worse...  BitTwiddler | 02/16/07
HA HA HA NO_AXE..WHERE ARE YOU ON THIS ONE???  itanalyst | 02/16/07
He's dancing with Ballmer!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 02/18/07
Better Yet  itanalyst | 02/18/07
Its Official: I OWNED NO_AXE AGAIN  itanalyst | 02/19/07
Would you please stop....  James T. Kirk | 02/19/07
Just like copy-protected floppy disks  John L. Ries | 02/16/07
I'll take AAC. Thank you.  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 02/16/07
Won't happen!  Reverend MacFellow | 02/16/07
What happens?  Kobashrer | 02/17/07
What happens?  Kobashrer | 02/17/07
Obvious answer.  enduser_z | 02/17/07
I'm not even sure what the question is.  mobrien_12@... | 02/17/07
It already died....  techboy_z | 02/19/07
Message has been deleted.  James T. Kirk | 02/19/07
What makes anyone think that DRM will ...  mwagner@... | 02/19/07
tunebite  markshervey | 03/16/07

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