Comments on: Todaywasawesome award: Yahoo Music http://www.todaywasawesome.com/2008/07/25/todaywasawesome-award-yahoo-music/ imported fresh...often Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:30:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dan http://www.todaywasawesome.com/2008/07/25/todaywasawesome-award-yahoo-music/#comment-487 Dan Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:58:27 +0000 http://www.todaywasawesome.com/?p=224#comment-487 Digital Rights Management, as in the creators of content have the rights to manage your digital content and take away those rights. So, for instance, if iTunes decides to change formats you can loose all your rights to the music you've bought. They can also decide what you can do with that content. Example, to get make a song a ringtone for your iphone you're supposed to pay an extra 99 cents even though you technically already have the legal right to do whatever you want with that song as long as its for personal use. Digital Rights Management, as in the creators of content have the rights to manage your digital content and take away those rights.

So, for instance, if iTunes decides to change formats you can loose all your rights to the music you’ve bought. They can also decide what you can do with that content.

Example, to get make a song a ringtone for your iphone you’re supposed to pay an extra 99 cents even though you technically already have the legal right to do whatever you want with that song as long as its for personal use.

]]> By: brikon http://www.todaywasawesome.com/2008/07/25/todaywasawesome-award-yahoo-music/#comment-486 brikon Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:49:11 +0000 http://www.todaywasawesome.com/?p=224#comment-486 Yay for douches! Wait a sec, what does DMR stand for again? Yay for douches! Wait a sec, what does DMR stand for again?

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