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December 16, 2006
Bill Gates on DRM - Buy a CD and rip it!
A bit of late night reading with a bit of a surprise to say the least!
Gates said that no one is satisfied with the current state of DRM, which “causes too much pain for legitmate buyers” while trying to distinguish between legal and illegal uses. He says no one has done it right, yet. There are “huge problems” with DRM, he says, and “we need more flexible models, such as the ability to “buy an artist out for life” (not sure what he means). He also criticized DRM schemes that try to install intelligence in each copy so that it is device specific.
His short term advice: “People should just buy a cd and rip it. You are legal then."
Via: Techcrunch
Posted by Stephen at December 16, 2006 01:33 AM
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