Please sign on this open letter to Steve Jobs

[lopri]

I'd love to hear his responses to this letter.

http://www.defectivebydesign.org/actions/open_letter/steve_jobs

 

[xanis]

Too much reading... Cliffs anyone?

 

[MisterJackson]

Do you honestly think he gives a fvck enough to reply?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Xanis
Too much reading... Cliffs anyone?

we want you to stop drm in itunes

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Do you honestly think he gives a fvck enough to reply?

:thumbsup:

 

[Mardeth]

Piratebay, is that you?

 

[lopri]

It has been three weeks now since you published your pledge to drop DRM, and there have been many responses from commentators who have outlined actions you could take to back up your words. The fact that you have not taken any action leads us to ask the question: How genuine is your pledge?

While we welcome your pledge to drop DRM, action has yet to follow. Some changes you discuss will require the cooperation of other people in the media industry, but the three areas that we have outlined here do not. You have the full power to allow independent artists to sell their music on iTunes without DRM, to remove DRM from Disney videos and movies, and to fund a campaign to repeal the DMCA's prohibition on devices that overcome DRM. We, the undersigned, call upon you to take action now.

For the lazy

 

[lopri]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Do you honestly think he gives a fvck enough to reply?

If he doesn't/couldn't give a reply that says something, too. Either way, he's a clown.

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Xanis
Too much reading... Cliffs anyone?

we want you to stop drm in itunes

Thanks.

 

[FoBoT]

no

 

[lopri]

Bump

 

[DaveSimmons]

Jobs is willing to drop DRM at any time if the RIAA companies will let him do it for all songs not just one label (confusing buyers).

Unfortunately, the RIAA companies are thinking "money grab time!" and are demanding huge extra payments over and above their current 70 cents a song.

$2 a song for DRM-free music sound good to you? Didn't think so.

 

[lopri]

What is your logic behind doubling the price? If anything DRM is what increases their cost.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: lopri
What is your logic behind doubling the price? If anything DRM is what increases their cost.

Unfortunately, the RIAA companies are thinking "money grab time!" and are demanding huge extra payments over and above their current 70 cents a song

The RIIA are already collecting 70 cents of every iTunes $1.

If apple had to pay an extra $500 million to RIAA companies to remove DRM, where do you think the money would come from? Higher song prices of course.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: lopri
What is your logic behind doubling the price? If anything DRM is what increases their cost.

It's not our logic that sketchy..it's theirs

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
Hell no

Fixed. As if I'd sign anything the FSF has to do with.

 

[PhlashFoto]

I am waiting on the open letter to Job to lift DRM on OSX.

 

[ForumMaster]

although it is true that fair play locks you into using an iPod, it is one of the least intrusive DRM schemes currently out here. and if you want to get rid of it, it isn't that difficult.

what Jobs could and should do is drop DRM from independent artists. this would show his dedication. currently, Apple makes very little money through iTunes. it is a tool to promote the iPod.
if out of every $0.99, the RIAA takes $0.70, then apple is left with only 29 cents. but they still have to pay the credit card companies, the ISP's for providing the bandwidth, and for the servers. all in all, apple makes very little money out of iTunes relatively.

and the only reason apple is being targeted is because they are successful. what about MS? is PlayForSure which doesn't always play any better? nope. but everybody loves attacking the successful company. there is a reason why everybody hates MS and Dell.

to sum up my post:

RIAA, please go to Hell!