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OT: Politically Correct (Astute?) Comments from Jobs on DRM
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description: ritech.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>The DM 2000 mic pre's are in a differe
creator: Ted Gerber
date: 2007-02-07T00:17:22-00:00

Re: OT: Politically Correct (Astute?) Comments from Jobs on DRM
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description: old 24 or >>> 36 channel Trident Series 24 somewhere. No automation, no DAW >>> control, but they sound f-ing great and your potenital clientele >>> won't be likely to think: "ewww, I'm going to record through a >>> TASCAM???" >>> >>> Neil >>> >>> >>> "Gantt Kushner" <ganttmann@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> How are the Tascam mic pres? >>>> >>>> Gantt >>>> >>>> "James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'll plug Mike Ofca again. If you want to see, and hear the DM >>>>> 3200, it's >>>>> in the back ground of Mike's video. Check it out. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.mikeofca.com/ >>>>> >>>>> "James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> "Gantt Kushner" <ganttmann@comcast.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> And the DM2000 can act as the control surface for all the major >>>>>>> DAW's? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The Tascam DM-3200 and DM 480
creator: TCB
date: 2007-02-07T16:09:18-00:00

Re: OT: Politically Correct (Astute?) Comments from Jobs on DRM
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description: t;have >>>>>>>you heard of Apple having people prosecuted? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Yep, it's Apple that is evil, and it's Steve Jobs that is the bad >>>>>>>guy. >>>>> >>>>>>It's >>>>>>>Jobs that wants to take your freedoms away, not Gates and his Pay to >>>Play >>>>>>>model. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Get a clue! >>>>>>> >>>>>>>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Well, my main take on it is that I don't care, I simply will not buy >>>>things >>>>>>>>in a format that treats me like I'm a criminal. My secondary take > on >>>>it >>>>>>>is >>>>>>>>that Esteban Jobs is wicked smart and managed to brow beat the >>>>>>>>record >>>>>labels >>>>>>>>into using his store precisely because of the DRM it had. Now that >>he's >>>>>>>cornered >>>>>>>>the market he's campaigning for the removal of the DRM because, >>>>>>>>surprise, >>>>>>>>customers don't like it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I'm also quite sure that some day in the not too distant future when >>>>you >>>>>>>>buy a car you'll have to sign and EULA that says, 'This 'motor >>>>>>>>vehicle' >>>>>>>is >>>>>>>>licensed, not sold, to you . . .' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>BTW I'm putting my money where my mouth is on this one. I'm trying >>to >>>>>convince >>>>>>>>the Mold Monkies to release our upcoming second CD as both .ogg and >>>flac >>>>>>>>files into the file sharing universe. I'm hoping to include a note >>pointing >>>>>>>>people to our web site and saying only that if they like our music >>it >>>>>wou
creator: Kim
date: 2007-02-07T22:08:30-00:00

Re: OT: Politically Correct (Astute?) Comments from Jobs on DRM
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description: ld >>>>>>>>be really cool if they would buy a sticker or a T-Shirt or pick up >>my >>>>>bar >>>>>>>>tab some night. I haven't completely convinced the guys, I don't >>>>>>>>write >>>>>>songs >>>>>>>>for this band so it's their copyright not mine, but I'm getting >>>>>>>>closer. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>TCB >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>"Ted Gerber" <tedgerber@rogers.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Thad- >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>What's your take on the idea that DRM is being foisted on all >>>>>>>>>online >>>>>stores >>>>>>>>>by the >>>>>>>>>respective rights holders/publishers? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>FLAC is very good. If anyone's on Mac, Amadeus will play FLAC >>>>>>>>>files... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Ted >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Other than the DRM and the fact that you're locked into their >>>>>>>>>>hardware, >>>>>>>>>it's >>>>>>>>>>not bad. Which is kind of like the famous, 'Other than, Mrs. >>>>>>>>>>Lincoln, >>>>>>>how >>>>>>>>>>was the show?' >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>For higher quality audio, check out FLAC. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>TCB >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>"DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>OK, so I'm an (admittedly) old curmudgeon and only listen to >>>>>>>>>>>compressed >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>audio files when I absolutely have to and I especially go out of >>>my >>>>>>way >>>>>>>>>>to >>>>>>>>>>>avoid having anything to do with Mac related stuff as a matter > of >>>>principle, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>but Amy likes Apple and so I loaded ITunes on her new PC and I've >>>>been >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>playing around with it. Yeah, I know.........I'm only 5 years >>>>>>>>>>>behind >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>everyone else here, but anyway, all I can say is that I *really* >>>like >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>ITunes. I can't find anything I don't like about it. If I were > going >>>>>>>to >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>design something like this, I couldn't do it any better (now hows >>>>that >>>>>>>>>for >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>egotism?). >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>;o) >>>>>>…
creator: excelav
date: 2007-02-07T22:13:46-00:00

Re: OT: Politically Correct (Astute?) Comments from Jobs on DRM
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description: ;>I >>>>>>despise Microsoft a great deal more than you do, because I have to deal >>>>>with >>>>>>their hideous, bloated software all the time. >>>>>> >>>>>>Lastly, Steve Jobs is a billionaire executive in charge of a corporation >>>>>>with an $80 billion market cap. He's is specifically tasked with making >>>>>as >>>>>>much money for Apple shareholders as he can, in other words to be greedy. >>>>>>That's his job. He doesn't care about you or me or small record labels >>>>or >>>>>>artists one bit more than Steve Ballmer does. >>>&
creator: Neil
date: 2007-02-07T22:25:00-00:00

Re: OT: Politically Correct (Astute?) Comments from Jobs on DRM
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description: d independent record labels? Why take up time and space featuring >and >>>>>spotlighting unsigned artists. I think he is trying to help the little >>>>guy >>>>>out. How much money and effort have the major labels and MS put out >and >>>>>done to help the little guy? >>>> >>>>Why does he do those things? To convince as many people as he can that >>he's >>>>something other than the stinking rich greedy CEO that he is. >>> >>> >>>That one dollar a year CEO salary sure is greedy. I guess you'll say that >>>his salary is just for appearances. So how many CEOs take one dollar a >>year >>>for their salary? How about taking one dollar for ten years? I'd like >>to >>>have seen Gates take one dollar a year for ten years. I guess it will >always >>>be some kind of wrong reasoning and a jab. >>> >>>> >>>>>Give the guy a little credit. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>So here we go again. Steve Jobs is the bad guy??? He went and beat >>>up >>>>>>the >>>>>>>poor record companies and made them open up their libraries to Apple. >>>> >>>>>Is >>>>>>>that the way it was? I can't believe that some people will stand right >>>>>>in >>>>>>>front of the truth and deny it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>The record companies have been pushing such crap music for the last >>15 >>>>>years >>>>>>>that they were in trouble. With the advent of MP3s and the increased >>>>use >>>>>>>of personal computers, the record companies could no longer maintain >>>control >>>>>>>of their music. With P2P file sharing, and the huge salaries they >were >>>>>>paying >>>>>>>the pimps to run the record companies, and the crap artists they signed, >>>>>>>they were losing revenue. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Steve Jobs came to them with a good BUSINESS MODEL/PLAN! It was a >great >>>>>>>deal for the record companies. Apple pays them on average, $0.85 per >>>>song! >>>>>>> Apple had to set up the whole infrastructure and maintain the system >>>>out >>>>>>>of pocket. Many of the songs are remastered,…
creator: excelav
date: 2007-02-07T23:58:06-00:00

Re: OT: Politically Correct (Astute?) Comments from Jobs on DRM
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description: k at how many people the >>>>>>>>record >>>>>>companies >>>>>>>>and the RIAA have sued! They have their lobby group the RIAA which >>>is >>>>>>a >>>>>>>>gang of thug lawyers that pushes everybody around. Impoverished kids >>>>>and >>>>>>>>single moms! They don't care, pay up or else! Slime! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>MS, look at the things they've done. They have stolen from Apple, >> netscape, >>>>>>>>Sun, the list goes on, and the list is long. Look at how much they >>>>have >>>>>>>>taken. They steal, then they turn around and prosecute people that >>>copy >>>>>>>>their software, when much of it was stolen by them. How many times >>>have >>>>>>>>you heard of Apple having people prosecuted? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Yep, it's Apple that is evil, and it's Steve Jobs that is the bad >>>>>>>>guy. >>>>>> >>>>>>>It's >>>>>>>>Jobs that wants to take your freedoms away, not Gates and his Pay to >>>>Play >>>>>>>>model. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Get a clue! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Well, my main take on it is that I don't care, I simply will not buy >>>>>things >>>>>>>>>in a format that treats me like I'm a criminal. My secondary take >> on >>>>>it >>>>>>>>is >>>>>>>>>that Esteban Jobs is wicked smart and managed to brow beat the >>>>>>>>>record >>>>>>labels >>>>>>>>>into using his store precisely because of the DRM it had. Now that >>>he's >>>>>>>>cornered >>>>>>>>>the market he's campaigning for the removal of the DRM because, >>>>>>>>>surprise, >>>>>>>>>customers don't like it. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>I'm also quite sure that some day in the not too distant future when >>>>>you >>>>>>>>>buy a car you'll have to sign and EULA that says, 'This 'motor >>>>>>>>>vehicle' >>>>>>>>is >>>>>>>>>licensed, not sold, to you . . .' >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>BTW I'm putting my money where my mouth is on this one. I'm trying >>>to >>>>>>convince >>>>>>>>>the Mold Monkies to release our upcoming second CD as both .ogg and >>>>flac >>>>>>>>>files into the file sharing universe. I'm h…
creator: Neil
date: 2007-02-08T18:02:11-00:00