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Old 03-30-2012, 03:13 AM  
DamianJ
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Originally Posted by DWB View Post
I don't believe music / movie piracy was a result of those industries doing things there way.

You're entitled to your opinion, of course, but when netflix and iTunes came out, there was an explosion of legal downloading. Go figure.





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Once it because easy to steal (take Naptster as the example), then it was game on. Itunes could have been around at that time with $1 tracks and it wouldn't have mattered.
But when iTunes came out, there was unprecedented growth in legal downloading.

You do the math.

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People who want free get free if given the choice. People who pay will pay. I'm sure there are some who do both. It's not complex. It's not because of DRM.
Why on earth do you think everyone abandoned DRM then?

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It's not because of download limits.
Why do many review sites have users complaining about download limits?

Why would you want to make a legal experience considerably WORSE than a legal one?

DRM and dlkownload limits did nothing whatsoever to discourage piracy and file sharing. Unarguable fact. They just make the UX worse for the legitimate customers.

What you want to do is make the legal experience BETTER than piracy. Not worse.
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