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by: kellyh61k November 14, 2006 2:09 PM PST

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Tom, DRM doesnt help!

by kellyh61k - 11/14/06 2:09 PM

In reference to the show on Monday, 11/13, you said that DRM allows Apple to know you bought a few tracks and then offer a discounted full album. Dude, DRM has NOTHING to do with this. Apple keeps a list for accounting purposes and for paying royalties. That's all they need, a list, so they can give you a discount. You could get the discount when logging in from a different machine which doesnt even have the DRM-crippled tracks on it.

All together now, DRM bad, Bacon good, Tom a misguided optimist.


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Yeah!

by navsimpson - 11/14/06 2:43 PM

In Reply to: Tom, DRM doesnt help! by kellyh61k

While eMusic doesn't offer this "I changed my mind" discount, it does allow you to re-download for free. Doesn't seem like DRM is the issue here - isn't this as straightforward as having a user account with a record of things purchased?


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True true

by acedtect - 11/14/06 3:48 PM

In Reply to: Tom, DRM doesnt help! by kellyh61k

But DRM could be an added positive by allowing you cross-store credit for tracks you've already purchased. As my co-hosts made clear on today's episode, this will never ever happen. But it could.


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