Bottom line: if I buy a CD, I am legally entitled to put this music on my ipod, hard drive, cell phone, etc. The artist was paid when I bought the CD. Putting a levy on an ipod, or other portable media players basically means I will be paying twice.
This does not even consider the fact that there are all sorts of reasons why one would use an ipod for purposes other than recording unpurchased music. My wife uses hers to play back podcasts quite extensively - podcasts that are freely distributed and that have nothing to do with music. Peter Jackson and his film crew used them as an effective way to transport video footage from a set to the director because the ultra portability made ipods the best device. Oh yeah, one other scenario comes to mind: putting my purchased CD collection onto my portable media player for the purposes of listening to legal music, where the artist was in fact rewarded for their efforts when I bought their CD. Tell me - how many times should an artist be paid for their work? This is not about a 'free ride' as they claim. This is about double dipping into the consumer's wallet.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
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4 comments:
I agree 100%. Putting music I bought and paid for, on a device I bought and paid for is my right. But in Apple's eyes I must be a pirate. Well shiver me timbers, mate.
I feel cheated and disappointed. So, I found a nice work-around. Not only are there a dozen programs to defeat the ipod upgrades but now the Creative company has come out with their ZEN player which allows you to upload and download anything you want with a few clicks.
Apple annoyed me so much over this ripoff scheme that I will never purchase their products again, nor will any of my friends and family, I will see to that.
Jim Booth
Kensington, MD
Jimbo said...
I agree 100%. Putting music I bought and paid for, on a device I bought and paid for is my right. But in Apple's eyes I must be a pirate. Well shiver me timbers, mate.
I feel cheated and disappointed. So, I found a nice work-around. Not only are there a dozen programs to defeat the ipod upgrades but now the Creative company has come out with their ZEN player which allows you to upload and download anything you want with a few clicks.
Apple annoyed me so much over this ripoff scheme that I will never purchase their products again, nor will any of my friends and family, I will see to that.
Jim Booth
Kensington, MD
11:24 PM
I agree 100%. Putting music I bought and paid for, on a device I bought and paid for is my right. But in Apple's eyes I must be a pirate. Well shiver me timbers, mate.
I feel cheated and disappointed. So, I found a nice work-around. Not only are there a dozen programs to defeat the ipod upgrades but now the Creative company has come out with their ZEN player which allows you to upload and download anything you want with a few clicks.
Apple annoyed me so much over this ripoff scheme that I will never purchase their products again, nor will any of my friends and family, I will see to that.
Jim Booth
Kensington, MD
11:24 PM
I agree 100%. Putting music I bought and paid for, on a device I bought and paid for is my right. But in Apple's eyes I must be a pirate. Well shiver me timbers, mate.
I feel cheated and disappointed. So, I found a nice work-around. Not only are there a dozen programs to defeat the ipod upgrades but now the Creative company has come out with their ZEN player which allows you to upload and download anything you want with a few clicks.
Apple annoyed me so much over this ripoff scheme that I will never purchase their products again, nor will any of my friends and family, I will see to that.
Jim Booth
Kensington, MD
11:24 PM
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