Comments on: Gizmodo Declares that DRM Is Dead as Sony Falls

By: Al

Al — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:41:05 +0000

I read elsewhere where a pirate site posted a copy of an e-book that was free. The author commented on the site thanking them for the free publicity. Like Eric Flint says, “An author’s biggest fear is not piracy, but obscurity!” or words to that effect.

By: Al

Al — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:36:08 +0000

I seem to remember both the root kit fiasco of Sony’s which cost them a bundle and also copy protected CDs and DVDs that were returned to the store en masse because they would not play on people’s players. Stores then refused to accept returns and sales dropped like a rock because $16 was too much to pay for a broken CD. In my opinion that was too much to pay for one that works, and I have boycotted the CD industry altogether until they dump the defective schemes and I don’t think I stand alone.

By: Jane

Jane — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:03:19 +0000

JMC – I saw that – not the article itself but references to the article. Both ArsTechnica and Gizmodo had it a few weeks ago. But I think there was a clarification on the Gizmodo site that RIAA said that ripping your own CDS was like immoral but not unlawful. (something like that).

As an aside, I was reading Giz last night and their coverage of CES and some of the Giz guys were given press passes and some were given a blogger pass. I can see how frustrating it would be for Giz guys to be differentiated because Giz, Endgadget, ArsTechnica and other sites have these news pieces weeks before the mainstream press picks it up.

By: jmc

jmc — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:39:54 +0000

Record companies may be giving up on DRM, but it sounds like RIAA is expanding the fight to purchased CDs which are then copied onto the buyer's computer. Article here.