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Old 05-14-2011, 05:02 PM   #17
sclitheroe
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Originally Posted by Mad Mel View Post
^ I don't mind DRM in principle either; the wannabe musician in me supports paying for music, so I do. It's just the thought that eventually the music I purchase will have been moved from device to device often enough that it'll be a pain in the ass. I don't want to be tied to a provider, such as Apple. They're just a retailer that I bought a product from that was manufactured elsewhere. They shouldn't have their hooks into me after the cash register closes.
It gets in the way in other ways too - as another wannabe musician, I can't use DRM'ed tracks in Garageband or even playback software like Capo (which slows tracks down), nor can you build your own streaming service all that easily, even if you have the tools and the know how.
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