Comments on: Yahoo Music dies tomorrow. Official. http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17152 p2pnet.net - reader powered Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:45:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Henry Ermich http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17152/comment-page-1#comment-816450 Henry Ermich Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:38:18 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17152#comment-816450 "After September 30, 2008, you will not be able to transfer songs to unauthorized computers or re-license these songs after changing operating systems. Please note that your purchased tracks will generally continue to play on your existing authorized computers unless there is a change to the computer’s operating system." It's official: DRM is barely even a "rental", because the stuff you "bought" is purpose-built to self destruct on cue (so you have to "buy" it AGAIN!) Any runaway Dr. Seuss characters willing to defend THIS shit???? “After September 30, 2008, you will not be able to transfer songs to unauthorized computers or re-license these songs after changing operating systems. Please note that your purchased tracks will generally continue to play on your existing authorized computers unless there is a change to the computer’s operating system.”

It’s official:
DRM is barely even a “rental”, because the stuff you “bought” is purpose-built to self destruct on cue (so you have to “buy” it AGAIN!)

Any runaway Dr. Seuss characters willing to defend THIS shit????

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17152/comment-page-1#comment-811879 Reader's Write Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:43:26 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17152#comment-811879 I don't feel one bit guilty about downloading free music - it barely makes up for all the people who paid for music and lost it. If the music industry can sue their customers, why can't customers sue over something like this? Unlike downloading, this DRM ripoff is outright theft. I don’t feel one bit guilty about downloading free music – it barely makes up for all the people who paid for music and lost it.

If the music industry can sue their customers, why can’t customers sue over something like this? Unlike downloading, this DRM ripoff is outright theft.

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