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To: NicoV who wrote (218434)	12/1/2006 1:36:08 PM
From: g_w_north	Read Replies (2) of 275872

<The only reason why people are against DRM is because they want to illegally copy music or movies.> I'm against DRM because I want the media I purchased to work with the hardware I have purchased. The industry is becoming a mess and extremely frustrating. I think you may be a little general with that statement and naïve. Apple likes DRM with the iPod because everything has become iPod centric. If you download your music from iTunes your whole world becomes attachments for your iPod to your hardware (not to mention the sound sucks). Companies have seen the Apple model and are now trying to copy that somewhat. We are left with a mess of hardware that does not want to communicate properly on so many levels it is ridiculous. As one who is, or should I say was, an early adopter of new technology I have just had it. I have become disillusioned with these companies. I just purchased an SXRD XBR2 but it will not accept a 1080p signal from my Xbox 360 (never buying another Sony product). I have a $10,000 boutique DVD player that is now a door stop. I have two high-definition PVRs with macro blocking issues. I have CDs that I have purchased that have the red book audio cd logo on them but yet they will not play in my computer (where I do like to rip all the music in red book audio to either play from my computer or stream through my living room home theater) because of some sort of DRM that is on them. Do I download stuff from the Internet? Yes. Music for previewing and programs that I may have missed and burn on a CD/DVD to play in my new Arcam DVD player that also plays DivX files. Do I feel guilty? Not in the least. I pay over $100 a month for basically every channel that my satellite provider offers and if I miss a program that is how I catch up. Are there dishonest people? Plenty of them but these companies need to come together and figure something out instead of holding onto the past outdated business models. Just my $0.00000002...

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