Microsoft Media Player Shreds your Rights
Posted by: Newsfactory on: 09/21/2006 02:50 PM [ Print | 3 comment(s) ] · 2055 views
Think DRM was bad already? Think I was joking when I said the plan was to start with barely tolerable incursions on your rights, then turn the thumbscrews? Welcome to Windows Media Player 11, and the rights get chipped away a lot more. Get used to the feeling, if you buy DRM infected media, you will only have this happen with increasing rapidity.
One of the problems with WiMP11 is licensing and backing it up. If you buy media with DRM infections, you can't move the files from PC to PC, or at least you can't and have them play on the new box. If you want the grand privilege of moving that content, you need to get the approval of the content mafia, sign your life away, and use the tools they give you. If you want to do it in other ways, you are either a lawbreaker or following the advice of J Allard. Wait, same thing.
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One of the problems with WiMP11 is licensing and backing it up. If you buy media with DRM infections, you can't move the files from PC to PC, or at least you can't and have them play on the new box. If you want the grand privilege of moving that content, you need to get the approval of the content mafia, sign your life away, and use the tools they give you. If you want to do it in other ways, you are either a lawbreaker or following the advice of J Allard. Wait, same thing.
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The_GURU Unregistered |
#65255 Posted on: 09/21/2006 07:05 PM
the whole key to this B$ with DRM is if you buy that crap, you almost deserve to get raped by it. It just promotes more piracy. I love it. |
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intellimoo Unregistered |
#65257 Posted on: 09/21/2006 11:16 PM
"DRM infections", I love it! LOL  |
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Demi-god Junior Member Posts: 2 Joined: 2008-01-16 |
#65260 Posted on: 09/22/2006 10:25 AM
So how is this different from the present DRM? |
