09-28-2008, 05:18 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 194
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I have read the original article twice trying to understand the content, and I believe that, with all my despise to DRM music, this is a way they are trying to justify why they steal music by trying to turn something good to something bad. Here are my reasons:
1. Walmart explains that the reason for turning off their DRM music comes from the fact that since February they have been selling non-DRM and this is what will be from now on.
2. They explain that at the moment you have recorded the files to a CD, you are free to listen it everywhere.
3. They have sent the email to all their registered users. I quite believe that if you are registered to a service you use and you change emails, you are the only one to blame if your email address is not updated there and you don't receive notices. You could, as I do, use one special Yahoo/Hotmail/Gmail account only for registering on these services.
In conclusion, don't try to use these things to justify yourself for stealing music. As Ed says, it would be valid only if they don't offer you a solution.
Would you steal from your local supermarket only because it sells things more expensive than others? Or even because they refused to give you money back for bad fruit that you have only remembered to return one month after you bought it?
Thieves are thieves and they will stay thieves everywhere, all time, and for all reasons. There is no way to justify it.
Only my 2 cents
Helio
Last edited by heliod; 09-28-2008 at 05:21 AM..
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