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to: Gary Britt
from: Rich Gauszka
date: 2007-04-02 11:41:54
subject: Re: EMI drops DRM on iTunes

From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Most are really only news readers and sometimes you can get quite a chuckle
when they deviate from the script and attempt what purports to be
intelligent conversation

"Gary Britt"  wrote in
message news:46111e7f{at}w3.nls.net...
> Some idiots on CNBC were discussing this right after a report that stated
> the obvious that 90% of music sold didn't have DRM because CD's don't have
> DRM.  Cut to anchors at desk looking dumbfounded and saying, but now
> they'll be able to share these non-DRM files with anybody??  I bet these
> idiots have no clue that songs can be ripped from CD's and shared with
> anybody already!!!!!
>
> Morons, I had to change the channel to keep myself from throwing a book
> through the TV.
>
> Gary
>
> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>> http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/science_technology/apple+and+emi+deal+
drops+drm/375352
>>
>> EMI will allow its songs to be sold on iTunes without copy-protection for
>> the first time.
>> From today Apple will be able to sell EMI music without digital rights
>> management - or DRM for short - which means users will have the
>> flexibility to listen to music bought online from iTunes on any number of
>> devices.
>>

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