[jlp]

Originally Posted by Brad Adrian

I'm just curious, and I pose this question to every/any- body:

Do you not purchase DRM- or otherwise- protected files because the protection systems keep you from using the files yourself the way you want to, or are you basically opposed to protection because you feel you should be allowed to share files in any way you see fit?

I'm opposed to any form of technology restriction (defective/limited by design) that stops me from listening to my own legally aquired music on any music playing device I own and will own in the future.

I can play any CDDA* on any CD, DVD drive and probably any subsequent technology invented in the future based on it (HD-DVD, etc.).

However music is the content and CDDAs are the container.

I want to freely use the content that has to be easily and freely separateable from the container. MP3 players come to mind; PPCs, PMPs etc. as well.

They use different technology than the almost half a century old optical technology used in CDDAs.

Whatever the support, the content has to be freely and easily transferable to any current and future support one uses or will use.

DRMatic is the technology enemy to it.



*that was rather 100% true up until DRM started to infest/infect audio CDs as well.