Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

RIAA & the copy protection dongle saga

Author:Kevin Miller
Posted:7/26/2000; 8:25:04 PM
Topic:RIAA & the copy protection dongle saga
Msg #:19156
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The RIAA's efforts against Napster reminds me of the early days of the PC industry, when software came with all sorts of onerous copy protection schemes -- hardware keys that had to plugged into ports, original disks that had to be stuck into floppy drives, etc. That ended, I believe, because the paying customers wouldn't put up with it.

If the paying customers put up with the RIAA's actions, then we deserve what we get. But I don't intend to do that. I intend to avoid purchasing CDs from RIAA member companies until they stop putting obstacles in the way of convenient access to music over the internet.

The next question is -- how can I find companies that don't participate in that effort and reward them?



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