Comments on: Why DRM Should Be Kicked to The Curb http://linuxologist.com/drm/why-its-time-to-kick-drm-to-the-curb/ Bringing Linux to the Masses Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:45:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: HijiNKS Ensue - Geek Webcomic - Updates Monday, Wednesday and Friday » Archive » Technobillies http://linuxologist.com/drm/why-its-time-to-kick-drm-to-the-curb/comment-page-2/#comment-21819 HijiNKS Ensue - Geek Webcomic - Updates Monday, Wednesday and Friday » Archive » Technobillies Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:45:46 +0000 http://linuxologist.com/?p=654#comment-21819 [...] was forced for the first time to pay for DRM’d music when, in order to purchase presale tickets to a Ben Folds concert, I was required to buy his new [...] [...] was forced for the first time to pay for DRM’d music when, in order to purchase presale tickets to a Ben Folds concert, I was required to buy his new [...]

]]> By: Otto http://linuxologist.com/drm/why-its-time-to-kick-drm-to-the-curb/comment-page-2/#comment-17016 Otto Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:24:58 +0000 http://linuxologist.com/?p=654#comment-17016 I know the difference. Sometimes foreign people get confused with cognates, that's all. But, go ahead and call me. That won't make you honest or less of a moron. Fortunately not everyone is like you. Some people still pay for what they should and artists can still continue their work. And morons like you can still get them for free. Doesn't matter if someone is losing somewhere else, right? I know the difference. Sometimes foreign people get confused with cognates, that’s all. But, go ahead and call me. That won’t make you honest or less of a moron.

Fortunately not everyone is like you. Some people still pay for what they should and artists can still continue their work. And morons like you can still get them for free. Doesn’t matter if someone is losing somewhere else, right?

]]> By: keith http://linuxologist.com/drm/why-its-time-to-kick-drm-to-the-curb/comment-page-2/#comment-16715 keith Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:11:36 +0000 http://linuxologist.com/?p=654#comment-16715 nope, not saying that at all. i have a very extensive music and movie collection, all bought and paid for. if i like an artists work enough, yes, i will buy it. as far as digital music goes, i would absolutely prefer to listen to CD quality, rather than mp3 quality. i even paid for my awesome steam games! =) my point is simple. with regards to photoshop, as that seems to be the token example, i have no need for such a powerful graphic application. spending several hundred dollars on a product that i'd probably just use to draw fancy mustaches on my friends, or perhaps give them a cape, really doesn't make sense to me. there's no need to support the cause for buying... i just wouldn't buy it. however, but if i was able to get that app for free, yea, i would get it. if that makes me a bad person, i'm fine with that. besides, the gimp makes killer mustaches and capes too. nope, not saying that at all. i have a very extensive music and movie collection, all bought and paid for. if i like an artists work enough, yes, i will buy it. as far as digital music goes, i would absolutely prefer to listen to CD quality, rather than mp3 quality. i even paid for my awesome steam games! =)

my point is simple. with regards to photoshop, as that seems to be the token example, i have no need for such a powerful graphic application. spending several hundred dollars on a product that i’d probably just use to draw fancy mustaches on my friends, or perhaps give them a cape, really doesn’t make sense to me. there’s no need to support the cause for buying… i just wouldn’t buy it.

however, but if i was able to get that app for free, yea, i would get it. if that makes me a bad person, i’m fine with that. besides, the gimp makes killer mustaches and capes too.

]]> By: keith http://linuxologist.com/drm/why-its-time-to-kick-drm-to-the-curb/comment-page-2/#comment-16714 keith Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:54:41 +0000 http://linuxologist.com/?p=654#comment-16714 should i call you a moron too, since you don't the difference between "its" and "it's" nor know the difference between "destiny" or a "destination"? although some are clever, you examples really haven't invalidated my point. all you did was resort to name calling and passing moral judgement, which is really just an opinion anyway. and lastly, that argument about the "customer" is lame; you need to rethink that. either you are saying i'm selling him widgets that he doesn't want and now i complain because i didn't get paid (duh), or the more logical, he DID want my services and now he doesn't want to pay. neither of which really relate to anything i've said. so are you really standing up on your honesty-soapbox telling us all you never dishonestly downloaded commercial software or an mp3, nor have you burned a audio/data CD for a friend, nor have you ever dubbed an audio tape for anyone? ever? if so, you are a saint, and i dunno... good for you. should i call you a moron too, since you don’t the difference between “its” and “it’s” nor know the difference between “destiny” or a “destination”?

although some are clever, you examples really haven’t invalidated my point. all you did was resort to name calling and passing moral judgement, which is really just an opinion anyway.

and lastly, that argument about the “customer” is lame; you need to rethink that. either you are saying i’m selling him widgets that he doesn’t want and now i complain because i didn’t get paid (duh), or the more logical, he DID want my services and now he doesn’t want to pay. neither of which really relate to anything i’ve said.

so are you really standing up on your honesty-soapbox telling us all you never dishonestly downloaded commercial software or an mp3, nor have you burned a audio/data CD for a friend, nor have you ever dubbed an audio tape for anyone? ever? if so, you are a saint, and i dunno… good for you.

]]> By: Otto http://linuxologist.com/drm/why-its-time-to-kick-drm-to-the-curb/comment-page-2/#comment-16713 Otto Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:15:48 +0000 http://linuxologist.com/?p=654#comment-16713 The bus/train/plane company isn't losing money if you take a ride without paying, as the bus is going to it's destiny anyway. The stadium/movies/theater/circus isn't losing money if you watch them without paying. The school/university/course isn't losing money if you watch classes without paying. Become honest, you moron. You don't lose money if you don't get paid for your job, but I bet you won't like if you do a service and hear that stupid philosophy from the "customer". The bus/train/plane company isn’t losing money if you take a ride without paying, as the bus is going to it’s destiny anyway.

The stadium/movies/theater/circus isn’t losing money if you watch them without paying.

The school/university/course isn’t losing money if you watch classes without paying.

Become honest, you moron. You don’t lose money if you don’t get paid for your job, but I bet you won’t like if you do a service and hear that stupid philosophy from the “customer”.

]]> By: Kop http://linuxologist.com/drm/why-its-time-to-kick-drm-to-the-curb/comment-page-2/#comment-15850 Kop Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:22:57 +0000 http://linuxologist.com/?p=654#comment-15850 My view is that all software is is a sequence of 1s and 0s that are arranged on a readable device. When I purchase a piece of software, I transfer the 1s and 0s from the disk that I purchased to the magnetic platters in my hard drive. I also purchased the hard drive. So why can't I make modifications to the sequence of 1s and 0s I purchased on the hard drive I purchased? I think I should be able to. That's why I like X-Plane's EULA: "You can do anything you want with this as long as you don't copy it, save for 1 backup copy" (or something similar to that). If I buy a sequence of 1s and 0s, I want to be able to modify it however I want. My view is that all software is is a sequence of 1s and 0s that are arranged on a readable device. When I purchase a piece of software, I transfer the 1s and 0s from the disk that I purchased to the magnetic platters in my hard drive. I also purchased the hard drive. So why can’t I make modifications to the sequence of 1s and 0s I purchased on the hard drive I purchased? I think I should be able to. That’s why I like X-Plane’s EULA: “You can do anything you want with this as long as you don’t copy it, save for 1 backup copy” (or something similar to that). If I buy a sequence of 1s and 0s, I want to be able to modify it however I want.

]]> By: Nic http://linuxologist.com/drm/why-its-time-to-kick-drm-to-the-curb/comment-page-2/#comment-11382 Nic Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:44:03 +0000 http://linuxologist.com/?p=654#comment-11382 Now that's a naturally false statement Jacob. To say that putting something out for sale at 1/2 price would make them more money is assuming that price alone would bring about double the sales. That only works if there were more people pirating the software then there are actually purchasing it. Even then, though, you have to take into account the fact that not all of the pirates would be buying it too, so they still wouldn't get the double you're talking about. Now that’s a naturally false statement Jacob.

To say that putting something out for sale at 1/2 price would make them more money is assuming that price alone would bring about double the sales. That only works if there were more people pirating the software then there are actually purchasing it.

Even then, though, you have to take into account the fact that not all of the pirates would be buying it too, so they still wouldn’t get the double you’re talking about.

]]> By: Piracy Hurts Open Source Also! http://linuxologist.com/drm/why-its-time-to-kick-drm-to-the-curb/comment-page-2/#comment-10831 Piracy Hurts Open Source Also! Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:17:35 +0000 http://linuxologist.com/?p=654#comment-10831 [...] an earlier article we established that piracy of software is basically a given in today’s world where [...] [...] an earlier article we established that piracy of software is basically a given in today’s world where [...]

]]> By: Helping Out http://linuxologist.com/drm/why-its-time-to-kick-drm-to-the-curb/comment-page-2/#comment-9888 Helping Out Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:50:55 +0000 http://linuxologist.com/?p=654#comment-9888 Look for Microsoft Office Blue Edition or Blue Enterprise. Blue is the one microsoft uses for their own offices which means no key codes or authorization/authentication needed just install and its 100% valid. Look for Microsoft Office Blue Edition or Blue Enterprise. Blue is the one microsoft uses for their own offices which means no key codes or authorization/authentication needed just install and its 100% valid.

]]> By: Jim http://linuxologist.com/drm/why-its-time-to-kick-drm-to-the-curb/comment-page-2/#comment-9767 Jim Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:41:21 +0000 http://linuxologist.com/?p=654#comment-9767 The bit about the car...umm that was a joke. Never mind. The bit about the car…umm that was a joke. Never mind.

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