Copy Protection = Piracy Encouragement
So I'm trying to get my new Our Lady Peace CD onto my phones gigabite memory card.
I'm at work so I have to use windows media player, so I don't know if I'd have the same problem with iTunes, I think I copied it into my library alright at home, but windows media player wont even reconize that a disc is in the drive.
I'm not sure if this is because of some kind of copy protection, but it did get me thinking about the whole issue.
If while in the ligitimate case of wanting to listening to something I purchased either on a computer here at work or off of my personal cell phone, I am not able to do so because of copy protection how does that incourage me to go out and buy the cd?
I'm actually feeling more encouraged to find an mp3 off the internet so that I can bypass the whole struggle of getting it off the cd and do my ears.
Is this whole thing maddening to anyone else?
I personally devour new music, I listen to just about anything I can get my hands on, and if I really like it I tend to buy a lot of cds from that artist or others that have that sound. One of the best ways to find new music I've found was to just download it like crazy, even random stuff and check it out, the good stuff I usually end up going to the store to get a hard copy of. Our Lady Peace for example I have EVERY SINGLE ONE of their cds. But now I'm finding it hard to actually listen to because they are worried that I'm stealing it, give me a break, like I said at this rate it would have been easier to steal it, save myself the time going to the store and then ripping the songs and copying them over, or simply going to the store buying the cd unwrapping it and putting it in my computer only to find that I still can't listen to it.
Some how I just don't see how making things harder for the consumer is going to encourage sales in anyway.
That's just my two cents for the moment, what's yours?
And does anyone know how to get around windows media player not playing a cd?
I'm at work so I have to use windows media player, so I don't know if I'd have the same problem with iTunes, I think I copied it into my library alright at home, but windows media player wont even reconize that a disc is in the drive.
I'm not sure if this is because of some kind of copy protection, but it did get me thinking about the whole issue.
If while in the ligitimate case of wanting to listening to something I purchased either on a computer here at work or off of my personal cell phone, I am not able to do so because of copy protection how does that incourage me to go out and buy the cd?
I'm actually feeling more encouraged to find an mp3 off the internet so that I can bypass the whole struggle of getting it off the cd and do my ears.
Is this whole thing maddening to anyone else?
I personally devour new music, I listen to just about anything I can get my hands on, and if I really like it I tend to buy a lot of cds from that artist or others that have that sound. One of the best ways to find new music I've found was to just download it like crazy, even random stuff and check it out, the good stuff I usually end up going to the store to get a hard copy of. Our Lady Peace for example I have EVERY SINGLE ONE of their cds. But now I'm finding it hard to actually listen to because they are worried that I'm stealing it, give me a break, like I said at this rate it would have been easier to steal it, save myself the time going to the store and then ripping the songs and copying them over, or simply going to the store buying the cd unwrapping it and putting it in my computer only to find that I still can't listen to it.
Some how I just don't see how making things harder for the consumer is going to encourage sales in anyway.
That's just my two cents for the moment, what's yours?
And does anyone know how to get around windows media player not playing a cd?