Re: Apple Computer changes its name

[Gregory Weston <uce@splook.com>]

In article <eo7b0c$2nfb$1@merope.saaf.se>,
 pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter) wrote:

> In article <1168554155.599100.136810@77g2000hsv.googlegroups.com>,
>  <bieling@terra.es> wrote:
> 
> > Michael J. Mahon ha escrito:
> >
> >> More likely if you were a record company executive.
> > 
> > Not really. My neightbour is a singer.  He used to live quite well of
> > this alone. Then came napster, and incomes dropped. Ask him. Now he
> > works in a TV show (Los Morancos), as an actor.
> > 
> > Sure, he probably may have wanted a better agreement with the record
> > company, but it's much better something than nothing at all. Nothing at
> > all is what he gets when you freely copy and give away his songs. And,
> > that's another (polemic) story.
> > 
> > The fact is that Apple wants to sell music, so they *have to* do
> > something against piracy in order to convince the record companys to
> > sell via iTunes. And, BTW, it's quite easy to workaround itunes'
> > "antipiracy measures".
> > 
> > Anyway, I just wanted to note the reason why this particular thing is
> > this particular way.
> 
> It's one example of "security theatre": it's a hassle for the honest
> user, but it doesn't prevent the determined criminal to steal the
> music.

I have yet to meet an honest user for whom Apple's DRM was a hassle. 
You're right that it doesn't stop the determined criminal. It's not 
meant to. What it's meant to do is discourage the casual violation of IP 
rights that normal people engage in with great frequency not because 
they have an active desire to but simply because they can. It's a 
padlock on a cardboard box.

> > Although I see your point, and I agree that some "adjustments" may be
> > needed in this market's model, I can't stand by the side of the ones
> > that find it fair to enjoy all the music they like for 0$ a year.
> > Sorry, that's, more like, stealing.
> 
> So e.g. listening to the radio only is stealing?  After all, you pay
> $0 to listen to the radio.....

Radio has commercials or other sponsorship.

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The best intentions in the world don't make a flawed argument magically valid.