the problem being, that now they will have or assume the right to use the kind of Draconian copyright protection that will break hardware. Like the Windows EULA, you no longer own what you paid for, you are paying for the disc not the content. The good news is that the revolution will not be televised sparing us watching all the lawyers lined up on the wall executed.
alternative arguments... (as lancehassan)
From Kara Swishers post at all things digital...Mark Cuban's comments on the newspaper industry. worth tossing into the the discussion... http://blogmaverick.com/2009/08/08/my-advice-to-fox-myspace-on-selling-content-yes-you-can/
(as lancehassan)
Milo Minderbinder lives...the world is now safe for capitalism.
Life goes on... (as lancehassan)
the problem being, that now they will have or assume the right to use the kind of Draconian copyright protection that will break hardware. Like the Windows EULA, you no longer own what you paid for, you are paying for the disc not the content. The good news is that the revolution will not be televised sparing us watching all the lawyers lined up on the wall executed.