[olug] digital rights management at work

[Tim & Alethea Larson]

Eric Lusk wrote:
> Well, I decided to give it a try; tried downloading a
> CD legally from a legitimate reseller.  The download
> went ok, but once I got the songs, Digital Rights
> Management reared its ugly head; seems that I only
> have "permission" to play or burn one of the 12 songs
> I downloaded.
> All the others say I don't have a license.  So now I'm
> on the phone with "customer service", trying to use
> what I paid for.
> I like the idea of paying musicians for the work they
> do, but I wnat to listen to the work after I pay for
> it...
> And this was going to be a Christmas present....

I hear ya.  You want to do the right thing, but you're judged guilty 
before you even get started.  Just not right...

Tim
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