[linux-audio-dev] Re: No Subject

[Lee Revell]

On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 21:25 -0600, Jan Depner wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 01:23 -0500, Lee Revell wrote:
> > On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 06:14 +0000, peter wrote:
> > > i have a question for you though, would you take widespread copyright
> > > infringement over pervasive DRM (and it's associated outcomes)? 
> > > 
> > 
> > This is a false dichotomy.
> > 
> > > it's a moot question, we're gonna get DRM.
> > 
> > I'm not worried - I think DRM will fail in the marketplace.
> > 
> 
>     Damn, Lee, we're agreeing on everything except real-time.  This is
> not normal for us ;-)
> 

I should have said, I think onerous DRM will fail in the marketplace.  I
see no reason why reasonable DRM like Apple's system that lets you
CHOOSE whether to buy songs from Itunes or fill it with illegal MP3s
should fail.

Lee