[abt87]

And twenty years later, consumers have discovered downloading, and I realize that they don’t need to re-buy the same music over and over again.

[Gondring]

And twenty years later, consumers have discovered downloading, and I realize that they don’t need to re-buy the same music over and over again.

Uh, not so... Billy-Boy Clinton got us into those treaties and his good ol' DMCA has us in the current situation, where you have to purchase a second copy if you want to use something on a different device.

For example, the lawyers are already going after those who don't buy a second copy of a DVD they already bought, if they want to have an iPod version.