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World without DRM
I think it would be a great place to live.

What big business tends to forget is that people will pay for the content anyway. The consumer knows that without making money there isn't any reason to produce content.

I buy DVD movies all the time. I have programs that allow me to easily decrypt them. I only decrypt my movies to allow me to have a backup. I use the backup for my daily movie viewing and to keep the originals safe.

Why do I do this you ask?

I have small children in my house. DVD + children = dead DVD

I would love being able to just backup my movies and other digital content with a 1 to 1 copy. No DRM would allow me to do this.

The peak of CD music sells was during the hayday of Napster. Funny that!
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World without DRM  dragosani | 01/05/07
well..  nmh | 01/05/07
Ed - I think your examples are all wrong  bportlock | 01/05/07
People pay to watch TV...  Anton Philidor | 01/05/07
I've considered doing that too  voska | 01/05/07
Nobody really wants to  Linux User 147560 | 01/05/07
Nobody really wants to  Linux User 147560 | 01/05/07
Ouch! (O/T)  bportlock | 01/05/07
Thief!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/05/07
That's not DRM  voska | 01/05/07
I don't understand  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
Just to clarify the discussion...  bportlock | 01/05/07
Encryption is DRM  mdemuth | 01/05/07
I don't agree with you...  bportlock | 01/05/07
Kind of symantecs  mdemuth | 01/05/07
You can tell this is a tech site....  tic swayback | 01/05/07
LOL, I didn't even notice that  voska | 01/05/07
There is management of what you do.  ShadeTree | 01/05/07
DRM is not encryption  voska | 01/05/07
Sort of. But encryption is DRM.  osreinstall | 01/06/07
Not DRM either  Robert Crocker | 01/05/07
My answers to your questions  Letophoro | 01/05/07
So once it's decrypted...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
More clarifications  bportlock | 01/05/07
Encryption is not a delivery mechanism  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
You're playing with words Ed...  bportlock | 01/05/07
I'm not playing with words  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
It's not DRM...  bportlock | 01/06/07
DRM can use encryption  voska | 01/05/07
Re: Encryption is not a delivery mechanism  none none | 01/05/07
VHS doesn't belong in this discussion  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
VHS is only an example  bportlock | 01/05/07
So finish the thought...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
Quality and the trade-off treatment  bportlock | 01/05/07
I would agree and dis-agree....  ju1ce | 01/05/07
That really doesn't matter  voska | 01/05/07
Re: So once it's decrypted...  none none | 01/05/07
You misunderstand  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
Access and use.  Anton Philidor | 01/05/07
Re: You misunderstand  none none | 01/05/07
But encryption is _not_ DRM. Maybe this helps...  dave.leigh@... | 01/06/07
After the decryption...  Letophoro | 01/05/07
Legal vs technical  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/06/07
Decrypted, not restricted  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/06/07
Re: Legal vs technical  none none | 01/06/07
Unreasonable expectations  bportlock | 01/07/07
Obvious addendum  tic swayback | 01/07/07
Obvious addendum  tic swayback | 01/07/07
What are we really against?  top@... | 01/05/07
Way off target, Ed.  none none | 01/05/07
That's suicide for TV broadcasters  voska | 01/05/07
Re: That's suicide for TV broadcasters  none none | 01/05/07
The problem not concept but implementation  MWSherman | 01/05/07
Simple Solution (for the umpteenth time...)  Roger Ramjet | 01/05/07
Big hassle  voska | 01/05/07
A correction...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
No objections to encrypted content delivery  John L. Ries | 01/05/07
The true reality of DRM  Kaleld | 01/05/07
And further to this...  Lyf | 01/07/07
Speaking of TV business models  none none | 01/05/07
Yes, I know the history  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
Makes the recent issue...  Anton Philidor | 01/05/07
Perhaps a better distinction  tic swayback | 01/05/07
"Heavy restrictions"  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
Re: "Heavy restrictions"  none none | 01/05/07
Which copyright law?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
The DMCA is not the copyright law  voska | 01/05/07
Re: Which copyright law?  none none | 01/05/07
Re: Which copyright law?  none none | 01/05/07
Do light restrictions exist?  voska | 01/05/07
Can you be more specific?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
Copyright laws and DMCA  voska | 01/05/07
Not copyright law?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
Current copyright law is Title 17 of the United States Code  Edward Meyers | 01/05/07
Thank you  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
It's becuse this is offensive  Edward Meyers | 01/06/07
Thanks for sharing  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/06/07
Re: It's becuse this is offensive  none none | 01/06/07
I'll give it a shot  tic swayback | 01/05/07
Re: I'll give it a shot  none none | 01/05/07
One more suggestion  tic swayback | 01/05/07
Agreed on this one  deaf_e_kate | 01/06/07
The DRM price point & device glut  MaxPerino | 01/05/07
Implicit Contract  jtmodel | 01/05/07
Piracy.  slopoke | 01/07/07
A QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP  BALTHOR | 01/05/07
Ed - Think about your title...  bportlock | 01/05/07
Different eras  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
1991  voska | 01/05/07
I said "duplicate"  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
DAT payers weren't that expensive  Edward Meyers | 01/05/07
You mean like a Sony Mini-Disc?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
The profesional recorders were in the $800+ range  Edward Meyers | 01/06/07
Your point...?  dave.leigh@... | 01/06/07
Don't even have to go back that far  voska | 01/05/07
The biggest problem with DRM: Renewability  tic swayback | 01/05/07
DRM is Pervasive  Harry Bardal | 01/05/07
Another huge issue with DRM  tic swayback | 01/05/07
It's a subscription service  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
What about purchased songs?  tic swayback | 01/05/07
I don't know  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/07
Berlind knows  Edward Meyers | 01/07/07
What about a purchased car?  osreinstall | 01/06/07
Buyer beware indeed  tic swayback | 01/07/07
You have to accept it.  osreinstall | 01/07/07
No you don't  Edward Meyers | 01/07/07
Re: You have to accept it.  none none | 01/07/07
Sorry you two. There are no guarantees in life.  osreinstall | 01/07/07
I have to add.  osreinstall | 01/07/07
It is called an unconscionable contract and there is legal recourse  Edward Meyers | 01/07/07
OSReinstall--you are wrong  tic swayback | 01/07/07
Meyers, go file a class action lawsuit since you care so much.  osreinstall | 01/07/07
No Tic, you are.  osreinstall | 01/07/07
OSReinstall--you just proved my point  tic swayback | 01/07/07
Your point is to complain about it  osreinstall | 01/07/07
Except unconscionable contracts are not enforceable  Edward Meyers | 01/08/07
My point goes well beyond that  tic swayback | 01/08/07
Sorry Ed. It is law  osreinstall | 01/08/07
Naw, you are still stuck in gripe mode, Tic.  osreinstall | 01/08/07
What would you have me do?  tic swayback | 01/08/07
Boycott it.  osreinstall | 01/08/07
Re: Except unconscionable contracts are not enforceable  none none | 01/08/07
Why punish those doing right?  tic swayback | 01/08/07
re: none none  osreinstall | 01/08/07
Because all modern music is awful.  osreinstall | 01/08/07
Tastes will vary  tic swayback | 01/08/07
They sure do.  osreinstall | 01/08/07
Supporting sustainable models  tic swayback | 01/08/07
No control over your product is unsustainable.  osreinstall | 01/08/07
Okay, now that I have stopped lauging  Edward Meyers | 01/08/07
Whatever dude but I will try to explain it.  osreinstall | 01/08/07
DRMed music IS being pirated  tic swayback | 01/09/07
No it isn't. It is locked to the purchaser's machine.  osreinstall | 01/09/07
MS' DRM is just as pirated  tic swayback | 01/09/07
Dream on.  osreinstall | 01/09/07
re: Another huge issue with DRM  deaf_e_kate | 01/06/07
Here are some answers  tic swayback | 01/08/07
Flawed Thinking Ed  e_blind81@... | 01/08/07
EMI abandons DRM  tic swayback | 01/08/07

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