It's stuff like this that will force a complete re-think of intellectual property rights. You can't set up an infinite series of hoops and then expect customers to jump through them all. When it is too hard to adhere to the law, people cease to try.
If you buy a CD, the download it to your iPod, the lose it, ahve you committed a felony to the RIAA?
"It's stuff like this that will force a complete re-think of intellectual property rights. You can't set up an infinite series of hoops and then expect customers to jump through them all. When it is too hard to adhere to the law, people cease to try."
I'm with you 100% on that. I also really dislike the strategy of the record industry. Suing old ladies because a 12 year old grandkid downloaded the latest Backstreet Boys song isn't the way to win many friends. Threatening to sue people who sell their electronics is outrageous.
Let us all hope so.
My thoughts exactly. And who, praytell, is gonna run around the country arresting people for not wiping their I-Pods? Jumpin' Jiminy! If we have those kinds of federal resources, then let's get some support for our sieve borders.
The ironic thing is that Apple is the one company that has actually instituted a somewhat rational DRM scheme for the music it sells: Authorization to play on four or five computers at the same time, unlimited burns to CD and downloads to your iPod, etc.