[linux-audio-dev] Re: No Subject

[Jan Depner]

On Sat, 2006-02-25 at 19:19 -0500, Lee Revell wrote:
> 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.
> 

    See.  There I go, agreeing with you again ;-)


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