__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Wednesday 07 February 2007 02:01 \__
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, arachnid
> <none@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:21:17 -0600
> <pan.2007.02.07.01.21.01.199451@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:41:25 -0800, The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
>>
>>> This is somewhat off topic but Linux does have a bit of a stake in this;
>>> if Jobs is successful everyone in Linux benefits -- as well as everyone
>>> using Apple iPod, Microsoft's Zune (if it doesn't still botch things
>>> after 3 days), and other players, computer systems, etc.
>>
>> If DRM went away, I'd love to be privy to the subsequent meetings between
>> Microsoft and the media industry.
>>
>>
>
> Mmm...Spider on the wall, eh? :-)
>
> Mind you, if they do meet, I get the feeling the second meeting
> will be in a district court. :-)
Whenever they meet it means trouble. See for example:
Music industry meeting could change the Zune
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| Bryan Lee, corporate vice present for Microsoft's entertainment
| business, told me today that the meeting was set up as part of the
| deal struck between Microsoft and music business honchos, who are
| always wary of piracy... The meeting was supposed to take place "some
| time after the holidays," he said. It also talks about the future
| of the zune.
`----
http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2007/01/music_industry_meeting_could_change_the_zune.html
http://tinyurl.com/y7z5wl
Microsoft may pay Zune tax twice
,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft's private deal with Universal Music to pay the record
| label a voluntary royalty of $1 for every Zune player it sells
| has raised eyebrows across both the technology and music
| industries. But it might not be the last payment Redmond owes
| from Zune, we've discovered.
`----
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/14/microsoft_zune_royalties/
Universal to seek money for each iPod sold
,----[ Quote ]
| "It would be a nice idea. We have a negotiation coming up not too
| far. I don't see why we wouldn't do that... but maybe not in the
| same way," Morris said. His "same way" comment is a reference tot
| he Zune, which Universal already gets $1 from after signing a deal
| with Microsoft.
`----
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061128-8309.html
A Legitimate Reason to Hate the Zune (And Microsoft Too)
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| Here's the situation: Microsoft has agreed to pay a portion of
| the profits from the sales of the Zune to a record company
| (Universal) because the Zune will undoubtedly be used to
| store unpurchased songs.
|
| [...]
|
| Here it is important to remember a few simple things. The
| money goes to the Universal, not to the artists.
|
| [...]
|
| Microsoft's move sets a bad precedent and turns all consumers into
| thieves without evidence.
`----
http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/a-legitimate-reason-to-hate-the-zune-and-microsoft-too/
The Longest Suicide Note in History
,----[ Quote ]
| On the same podcast Gutmann scotched suggestions Microsoft were held
| to ransom by Hollywood;
|
| [...]
|
| The genie's out of the bottle before the operating system has even
| been released! But that doesn't mean Vista users in particular - and
| the computer community at large - won't end up paying for Microsoft's
| DRM folly. At the risk of repeating myself repeating myself, yet
| another reason to move to Linux.
`---- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2007/01/the_longest_suicide_note_in_hi.html
I saw some slides somewhere. Microsoft and the music industry used this
criminal-like image to represent their customer, which was comical in
itself. The presentation was clearly portraying us as bad guys with a
wallet.
--
~~ Best wishes
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