the-ish.com/blogNow that i’ve rented several movies from the iTunes store, both on my computer and on my Apple TV, i have a few thoughts i’d like to discuss. Obviously the 24-hour limit is not ideal. This has been discussed at length, and so i’ll try not get too far into it. I believe it’s a […]
In response to Cory Doctorow’s “Steve Jobs’ iTunes dance” While i enjoy boingboing.net, i must say, co-editor Cory Doctorow should probably stick to what he’s good at. He writes a “response” of sorts to Steve Jobs’ Thoughts on Music that devolves fairly quickly into a misleading and misinformed diatribe about lock-in. Here are some price […]
First of all, i want to clarify that iTunes versus Pirating was not meant to be a scientific in-depth review of the entire iTunes store versus all the possibilities of pirating copyrighted material. It was simple a specific example, that of ABC’s “Lost” from the iTunes store compared to the most easily accessible pirated version. […]
I’ve purchased a number of things from the iTunes Store. Music and TV shows primarily, and I’ve been pretty happy with the ease of use and quality of my purchases… The problem i have, though, is that television shows such as Lost, which are broadcast in a 16×9 aspect ration HD, when purchased from the […]
Along with some nice random thoughts on Jobs’ open letter on DRM, Erik J. Barzeski writes, “DRM has never bitten me in the butt.” ( NSLog: “Jobs’ Open Letter on DRM” ) I, on the other hand, have been bitten by Fairplay DRM… but they’re only minor annoyances: Fairplay makes it difficult to listen to […]