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whaddya all think about the 99p/track download services from freeserve, tiscali, hmv, etc that force you down the DRM-encoded WMA route?
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Personally, I think you should have a choice of formats, but obviously this has its own overheads. Using a Microsoft codec is likely to upset a lot of people IMO.

If I were downloading I would convert to a preferred format once downloaded, but then I'm picky

 

Could you write it without the acronyms; I don’t know all computer related ones.

Ta

Si

 

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thoreee
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DRM - Digital Rights Management
WMA - Microsoft's version of MP3

What's intriguing me is the commercial model behind HMV, Freeserve, etc. Basically, 500 credits for £4.99 per month.

Stream a track - 1 credit
Rent a track for a month - 10 credits
"Buy" the track to burn to a CD - 100 credits

i.e. quid per track = parity with buying CDs.

All these services are WMA-only in order to enforce the digital rights management.

I'm a tad sceptical at this price point but eager to hear others' views.

PS - it makes this jaded old IT rep snigger that we have CRM, DRM and ERM.

 

What about Vog Orbis ? Aside from any pay-per-listen systems out there, this is a new format thats worth a look.

 

With regards to DRM - It has a few features that I do not agree with









Privacy.

[Edited by DJ Dunk - 9/10/2002 4:53:26 PM]