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+-   An Apple DRM boycott: Does anyone care?-> on Saturday December 20 2008, @01:32PM Ian Lamont

Submitted by Ian Lamont on Saturday December 20 2008, @01:32PM
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Ian Lamont writes "DefectiveByDesign.org is waging a battle against DRM with a 35-days campaign targeting various hardware and software products from Microsoft, Nintendo, and others. The campaign is only about a third of the way through, and already it has blasted iTunes for continuing to use DRM-encumbered music, games, TV shows, movies, audiobooks and apps with DRM, while competitors are selling music without restrictions. DefectiveByDesign calls on readers to include "iTunes gift cards and purchases in your boycott of all Apple products" to "help drive change." However, there's a big problem with this call to arms: Most people simply don't care about iTunes DRM:

The average user is more than willing to pay more money for hobbled music because of user interface, ease of use, and marketing. ... Apple regularly features exclusive live sets from popular artists, while Amazon treats its digital media sales as one more commodity being sold.

What's your take on the DRM schemes used by Apple and other companies? Is a boycott called for?"
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