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> there likely are ways to do things in a decentralised way Judging by recent trends in media consumption (DRM, iTunes, Kindle, Audible, Netflix, Google Play,
by bad_user 11y ago
> there likely are ways to do things in a decentralised way
Judging by recent trends in media consumption (DRM, iTunes, Kindle, Audible, Netflix, Google Play, Facebook, etc), nobody is going to do that, the overall strategy being to lock-in users and screw them of any sense of control, portability and ownership and to milk publishers for all their worth.
Decentralized you say? That's wild imagination.
- rtpg 11y agoI don't know if many of those are good examples. when I buy music off of iTunes or Google Play Music, I can download the MP3s for local copies. I don't know how Netflix is any different than cable TV. It's not like HBO shipped you tapes after eps of the Sopranos. This is a pretty good example of how much bad PR is generated from DRM. I heard it took 3 years after Apple removed all DRM from purchased content for people to mostly stop saying iTunes stuff was DRM'd.
- bad_user 11y agoApple's iTunes is single handily responsible for popularizing DRM and MP3s isn't the only thing they sell. But if you think music is free of DRM, maybe you haven't noticed, but plan B is in effect: https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple-stole-my-music-no-seriously/ https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple-stole-my-mus...
- Karunamon 11y agoThat article is horribly misnamed. The author lost their files to either a bug, or bad design. Not DRM.
- bad_user 11y agoThat's no bug, being how enrollment in Apple Music worked when I tried it. And the purpose is to relieve the user of owned files replacing them with a streaming service, which is DRM enabled, losing access even to music for which the user owned the copyright upon cancellation. This is the essence of DRM, the user losing all control of his purchased content. There is however something in the way you expressed yourself. Is this a strawman attempt?