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Canadian Linux Nerd: Plays for Sure--NOT!
Posted On: Thu, 2006-06-22 07:54 by Gregory Heller
Tim over at Canadian Linux Nerd mentions the DefectiveByDesign Freedom Rings day of action in post that highlights some of the problems with DRM in music.
...he'd bought a new CD but it refused to play on his Mac. I asked him to read me all the labels on the CD and sure enough it had a "Plays for sure" label. I explained that this meant it would for sure not play on his Mac and advised him to return to HMV where he bought it. He was of course enraged by this, I pointed out that he had in the past told me I was being unreasonable for fighting DRM and that he thought that the Digital Restrictions Management on his iTunes music store music was reasonable even though such music can only be played in iTunes or on his iPod. Since then he has converted all his iTunes music to CD and signed up for Defectivebydesign.
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Thanks Tim!
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| Target | Caller | |||
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| Gayle Osterberg OUT OF OFFICE UNTIL NEXT WEEK | left message | Left Message (Human) | Left name and number with a message about how DRM restricts my freedoms with music I have purchased in a way that purchasing a CD does not. | oscartheduck |
| Alex Zubillaga | Got passed to Tracey Peterson | Left Message (VM) | I called the switch board and asked for Alex, I got his office and asked if I could speak with him about DRM, the receptionist transfered me, but I wound up in a voice mail box for Tracey Peterson. | Gregory Heller |
| Laird Popkin | Information out of date | Talked to Target | The information on this site is out of date. I just called and talked to Mike someone or other who told me that Laird hasn't worked there for two years. He also told me that we'll have better luck calling other folks, as he takes care of the tech end of things such as mail servers etc. | oscartheduck |
| Laird Popkin | Information out of date | Talked to Target | The information on this site is out of date. I just called and talked to Mike someone or other who told me that Laird hasn't worked there for two years. He also told me that we'll have better luck calling other folks, as he takes care of the tech end of things such as mail servers etc. | oscartheduck |
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