Comments on: WTF? Hillary Rosen Talking About DRM Sucking? http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/wtf-hillary-rosen-talking-about-drm-sucking.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:09:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bryan "Accident" Socha http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/wtf-hillary-rosen-talking-about-drm-sucking.html/comment-page-1#comment-13146 Bryan "Accident" Socha Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:21:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1974#comment-13146 France passed a law today requiring interoperability between all portable music devices and music stores. Its the itunes law but it effects anyone selling downloadable music to anyone in france. Basically, if you buy music from an e-tailer, it must play on all players.<br /><br />Seems to be shaking up the industry in a positive manor for us. France passed a law today requiring interoperability between all portable music devices and music stores. Its the itunes law but it effects anyone selling downloadable music to anyone in france. Basically, if you buy music from an e-tailer, it must play on all players.

Seems to be shaking up the industry in a positive manor for us.

]]> By: Bryan "Accident" Socha http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/wtf-hillary-rosen-talking-about-drm-sucking.html/comment-page-1#comment-21717 Bryan "Accident" Socha Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:21:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1974#comment-21717 France passed a law today requiring interoperability between all portable music devices and music stores. Its the itunes law but it effects anyone selling downloadable music to anyone in france. Basically, if you buy music from an e-tailer, it must play on all players.<br /><br />Seems to be shaking up the industry in a positive manor for us. France passed a law today requiring interoperability between all portable music devices and music stores. Its the itunes law but it effects anyone selling downloadable music to anyone in france. Basically, if you buy music from an e-tailer, it must play on all players.

Seems to be shaking up the industry in a positive manor for us.

]]> By: Joel Tanner http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/wtf-hillary-rosen-talking-about-drm-sucking.html/comment-page-1#comment-13147 Joel Tanner Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:38:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1974#comment-13147 Thomas, I feel the same way, in regards to DRM and my personal mp3 collection. Thanks for pointing me to the interview. I've written <a href="http://elvis.ateamerica.com/before.america.ate/20060711092506/riaa-hilary-rosen-and-where-it-all-went-wrong" rel="nofollow"> as well. It's unfortunately shocking, to my knowledge, that there isn't some sort of w3c/web standards equivalent for digital music.</a> Thomas, I feel the same way, in regards to DRM and my personal mp3 collection. Thanks for pointing me to the interview. I’ve written as well. It’s unfortunately shocking, to my knowledge, that there isn’t some sort of w3c/web standards equivalent for digital music.

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/wtf-hillary-rosen-talking-about-drm-sucking.html/comment-page-1#comment-13148 Dave Zatz Tue, 11 Jul 2006 04:42:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1974#comment-13148 It is possible to have both interoperability and DRM. The studios will never offer us totally unprotected content... so it'd be nice if Apple opened up their monopoly and shares/licenses FairPlay with the rest of the world. It is possible to have both interoperability and DRM. The studios will never offer us totally unprotected content… so it’d be nice if Apple opened up their monopoly and shares/licenses FairPlay with the rest of the world.

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