Comments on: France rolls over on iTunes DRM-busting law

Under Dadvsi law, interoperability among media rivals won't be enforced when copyright holders want DRM.

[john55440]

CDs are still best...

A non-copy-protected CD is still the best source of music. It isn't in lowfi-compressed format, and it isn't locked into a proprietary-DRM scheme.

[amigabill]

So... What's the point?

>While interoperability is still mandated, it >doesn't have to be enforced if the online song
>shops have the permission of the rights
>holders--musicians and record labels, for
>example--to use DRM.


Then what's the purpose of passing what remains of this law? The "rights holders" are not going to "allow" song shops to use DRM, the rights holders "require" the use of DRM. So life before and after this law will be exactly the same, it is simply a waste of paper and a waste of space in the government file cabinets. It effectively does exactly __nothing__ with that loophole present.

Well, at least USA isn't the only government full of politicians wasting their own time for nothing...

[skeptik]

Musicians AND record labels VS Musicians OR record labels

Devil is in the details.

I believe there are a more than a few bands who care enough about their fans to do the right thing. There are some who have already posted hacks to strip DRM from their products... against the wishes of the record labels.
I don't believe there are any record execs (at least in the majors) that will do the right thing.
So if the band can veto the consumers may have a prayer. If the record label has to sign off as well, nothing will change in deed.

[Curtiss W]

Take a ride on the Monopoly I mean "Reading Rail Road"?

If Microsoft had made a move like this everyone would once again cry out ?There goes the MS Monopoly train again!?

[Gorthax]

I agree

Why the hell does Apple get to write its own laws

[Jackson Cracker]

France surrenders again

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