http://madisonian.net/2007/05/08/apple-recording-industry-in-negotiations-to-remove-drm-from-itunes/ a blog about law, tech, culture, and related things Thu, 10 May 2012 20:32:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://madisonian.net/2007/05/08/apple-recording-industry-in-negotiations-to-remove-drm-from-itunes/comment-page-1/#comment-208182 Bruce Boyden Wed, 09 May 2007 18:48:25 +0000 http://madisonian.net/archives/2007/05/08/apple-recording-industry-in-negotiations-to-remove-drm-from-itunes/#comment-208182 Isn't this a bit like the debate over those annoying alarm gates at the entrances of drug stores? If a drug store decides that it will draw more customers without them, that doesn't really tell us much about whether those gates are a good thing or not, all told, or whether a decision to use different technology in the future (e.g., RFID tags) would be justified as a response to shoplifting. Isn’t this a bit like the debate over those annoying alarm gates at the entrances of drug stores? If a drug store decides that it will draw more customers without them, that doesn’t really tell us much about whether those gates are a good thing or not, all told, or whether a decision to use different technology in the future (e.g., RFID tags) would be justified as a response to shoplifting.

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