Again with the Gruber link links… This is spot on. Not only is NBC’s new download service completely anti-user (Windows only, proprietary NBC-content-only player, un-skippable commercials, disappears after 7 days, etc. etc. ad nauseam infinitum), their contention that iTunes (or any MP3 player control software) promotes piracy by not completely locking out non-DRM content (so that if I made my own song on GarageBand or similar software, I wouldn’t be allowed to listen to it on my own MP3 player??!!), but they really think that *piracy* is their number one priority? No wonder they have so many crappy shows on the air.
Word to the unwise, NBC: the middleman isn’t iTunes, it’s YOU. The sooner creator content can be delivered directly to consumers, the better.
And shame on Bill Carter for letting Gaspin’s statement regarding iTunes being a facilitator of music piracy stand undisputed. What Gaspin means is simply that iTunes allows you to play non-DRM-protected music and video. In the entertainment industry’s mind, anything that can be used to play bootlegged copyrighted material is deemed problematic. It’s despicable.
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