Another victory for DRM...
Apr. 23rd, 2008 07:34 pmAccording to an item at boingboing,
bought from made available by MSN will only play for as long as you keep your old computer (and operating system).
Indeed, according to the article, the email sent out by MSN speaks about "songs you purchased from MSN Music." If only there were a way to DRM the money used to pay for such "purchased" wares, so that it would cease to be valid legal tender if the merchandise "bought" were to stop working.
A pox on them all.
Cheers...
People who bought music from the MSN music store have been royally hosed by Microsoft: as of today, if you buy a new computer, or refresh your hard-drive, you have to kiss all your music goodbye. Microsoft has shut down its DRM "license server" and left people who bought music - instead of downloading it from a P2P site - out in the cold.The shutdown will actually occur later this year, but the essence of the piece remains clear: once the servers are shut down, music
Indeed, according to the article, the email sent out by MSN speaks about "songs you purchased from MSN Music." If only there were a way to DRM the money used to pay for such "purchased" wares, so that it would cease to be valid legal tender if the merchandise "bought" were to stop working.
A pox on them all.
Cheers...