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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
What a bunch of BS. Compared to MSN Music, Wal-Mart is really giving people a screw-job...at least MSN Music is keeping their DRM servers online for a few more years (even before the public pressure it was two years I think). Wal-mart is pulling the plug on ther servers right away it seems...
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Based on the date of the letter sent (9/26), they're not even giving the consumer two
weeks. That's ridiculous.
Also, as others have said, why not give the users access to the DRM-free versions of music they purchased. If that's too insecure or to costly, just give the customers a credit for what they've purchased so they can buy DRM-free copies. (Yes, some people will probably abuse that by stripping the DRM from the existing tracks and using the credit to buy new tracks, but see the first sentence, then.)
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
And really, how much can it cost to keep a DRM server or two online for authentication?
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If WalMart is paying somebody to run the DRM servers, probably more than you think.
Steve