But they said I could listen to it forever!
by schwim on Apr.24, 2008, under MPAA & RIAA, Music
DRM only hurts pirates.
Oh, and everyone that legally purchased music from the now defunct MSN Music, who has decided to shut down the DRM servers, thus locking you into the same 5 computers for the life of your music. Upgrade your OS or change computers, and kiss your music goodbye.
Don’t misunderstand me. I don’t feel an iota of pity for those that bought into this payment scheme for music they can never own.
I just like this story because any time DRM fails, an angel gets his wings.
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April 30th, 2008 on 9:01 pm
[...] might remember that very recently, Microsoft announced that it would be shutting down the DRM servers for the now defunct MSN Music and any music purchased through that service would no longer be able [...]