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Originally Posted by DamianJ
Look at what the music and movie industry and how they fucked up online. They tried to make everything work the way THEY wanted, not they way the CUSTOMERS wanted.
And they turned to piracy to avoid DRM, download limiters etc etc.
Then iTunes/netflix happened and gave them a good experience and they started paying.
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I don't believe music / movie piracy was a result of those industries doing things there way. There wasn't a spike in CD theft in music stores. DVD theft didn't rise. Only the online theft of those products surged and they only did so because they had a simple way to steal them. If what you say is correct, there would have also been a rise in CD and DVD theft.
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. Give someone a somewhat anonymous way to steal something where they don't feel guilty for stealing it, and lots of people will steal it. That's just human nature.
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. It's not because of download limits. It is because they can get away with it and not feel guilty for doing it. It's because it's super easy to steal anything you want with virtually no consequences.
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Originally Posted by DamianJ
Think about what YOU would want as a customer and forget about EVERYTHING else.
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This I agree with. However, reasonable limits do not bother me. Why do I need to download 100+ videos within 24 hours? Why would I get upset if I couldn't? Why do I need to rip every photo and video from your site in 1 day? I came to your site to rub one off and I can do so with no problem. Ripping your entire site wasn't the purpose of my join. Perhaps those who have that purpose should not be catered to in the first place.
DRM also never bothered me a bit when I started getting music from iTunes. It allowed up to 5 devices to play it. How many devices do I really need if I'm not sharing it with others? I had my laptop, my desktop, and my iPad. Why do I need more than 5?