DRM: How To Boil A Frog 484
symbolic writes "This article on the Register explains their experience with Creative's first attempt at supporting DRM, and also reviews a sneaky little technique for 'easing' DRM into peoples' lives via a free Costello preview CD. Two of the tracks are free from any DRM, but for the two that are DRM-enabled, you have to activate the right to listen to them (up to four times), by accessing a central server via the net. For those in the know, the doublespeak used to inform users of any actions they need to take to enable their DRM rights might be quite amusing. To wit: 'The content you are accessing requires an additional level of security. In order to play it, you will need to update your Digital Rights Management Installation.' Others, however, will think they're getting something, when they're actually having something taken away from them. It's a matter of time to see if consumers will flat-out reject this new 'enabling' technology, or let it seep into and infect their lives like the disease that it is."
Or (Score:5, Funny)
(Note to self: don't buy Creative. iPod works fine.)
Damn... (Score:3, Funny)
Warning: Your music may be insecure. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:DRM is the slavery of today qjkx (Score:5, Funny)
Or you could just not install the software, you knob.
Re:A tool which may exist? (Score:3, Funny)
Buy a senator (Score:3, Funny)
Microsoft/Intel DRM: CDS (Score:4, Funny)
Now that I can actually see happening. How far will we be from this in just a few years?
boiling frogs? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Meanwhile, the press is completely unbiased... (Score:5, Funny)
The government considers computers a weapon, and just like Gun Control Inc. wants to remove weapons from the hands of those who could use them to threaten the social order, the RIAA and MPAA are a harbingers of a larger picture... The disarmament of the public.
Those in power want to stay in power, and private ownership of high speed turing machines, and firearms, and many other things that are being lobbied against, are a threat that must be eliminated.
So what's to prevent me from... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:How to boil a frog (really) (Score:1, Funny)
I just did a google and the first result is this post ??? Is this a never ending recursion?
Re:WMP8 and TotalRecorder (Score:2, Funny)
Didn't you mean to say "pretty damn good, even after OGGing"?
BURN THE HERETIC!
Re:WMP8 and TotalRecorder (Score:3, Funny)
DANGER GOOD CITIZENS! (Score:2, Funny)
http://jeff.whoark.org/images/drmpropaganda.jpg [whoark.org]
Yeah that's really racist (Score:3, Funny)
You're so right. That's exactly how slavery got started. First, the [caucasian-american] landowners would be like "Hey [Booker], would you mind getting me a [malt beverage], as long as you're up?" And of course, the [locationally-challenged african-american] people were kind and good-hearted, so they'd be like "[I gleefully acquiesce]!" But then [caucasian-americans] got too used to the idea. Pretty soon, they wouldn't even ask, they'd go "I'm thirrrrsty, hint hint," and their [locationally-challenged african-american] friends would go "Yeah, yeah, I'll get you a [malt beverage]." Before long, they were allowed to [wet-noodle lash] them and [have lain with] their [mutually-agreed-to-upon life partners]. So beware! If we don't nip this in the bud, soon your [mutually-agreed-to-upon life partner] will be ripe with the [love] child of a Microsoft exec, and you'll be singing [a popular work song] as you program in his cubicle farms.
Or you could just not install the software, you [frame-challenged door].
Re:Meanwhile, the press is completely unbiased... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why Elvis? (Score:2, Funny)
parent: Mod parent up, , maybe +3/4 (insightful?)
Come on! America is not rebellious because of the music industry, the music industry is selling rebellion because that's what America is. There's this little war we fought with another country you may have heard of called Great Britain. America was born in rebellion.
God! Dont complain, DRM is your friend! (Score:1, Funny)
It means you can buy a full album for just 2$ !!
You can play it four times, thats three times more than you need to make a mp3 copy of it!
Is there anyone here that believes they can really prevent us from making a copy? Hell no!
The music at the end WILL have to end up in our ears, and if thats the latest spot where i can make a copy, so be it... But, quite frankly, there will be lots of other possibilities, like radio. tv. Always remember, they GOT TO SELL IT!
DRM is your friend. It produces cheaper MP3s, cause you can elect to buy just one play/record session instead of buying the unlimited time as it is now. (which leads to much higher prices)
Also, the general sheepish folk will pay the bill for you, if they dont create copies. Cause they GOT to pay more often, and we do not. Great job Microsoft.
Re:Why Elvis? (Score:3, Funny)
Because if we can't, I'd be reluctant to blame him...as an artist, I know firsthand how we have to give up many of our rights to our labels, studios, publishers, and the rest.
There's a good chance that Elvis is totally against this, but can't control what the label does with his music once he records it.