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On 15/05/2012 12:50, Gibbs wrote:
This after even Bill Gates has said publicly 'DRM doesn't do what we intended it to..' which is why people like Amazon don't have DRM on the MP3s they sell. Actually there's a reason people pirate media right there. Who wants to pay for something you can only play on one device when the same content is available free and will play on any device? It would be interesting to see what effect complete removal of DRM had on sales. Or just compare iTunes store sales with Amazon.On 15/05/12 12:40, paul sutton wrote:So whom do we contact to ask for support so we can, there has to be an independent body we can go to who, the more names they get the more weight there is to the argument. This to me is a major barrier to the take up of Linux based systems, apparently windows 8 is dropping some support for cd / dvd devices, i guess in an attempt to force people on to these net services. (i guess that is to increase the profits of these multinational rip off merchants). So if new users come up with this we should be able to direct them to ONE place to register to FORCE change., no good having 10 lobby groups with 10 names each when 1 lobby group with 100 names carries far more weight, clearly by tying thigns in to MS it gives them the usual unfair monopoly on the system so once everyone is locked in, start charging for the service. or increase the price you need to pay to watch stuff. PaulI don't know. The music/movie industry continue to push for DRM
NB. I am NOT advocating piracy in any way, shape or form of course, just putting the point across :)
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