Itunes has announced that by 2009, they will have automatically updated all itunes programs to prevent pirated music. A proposed part of this program includes deleting all music not downloaded from Itunes.

I am reminded of the stamp act during the revolutionary war... For those that don't know, colonists had to buy British stamps to put on all goods that were sold or traded...

Is this fair? Should a company be able to control what is on your computer? Your thoughts?

No, but than we don't really think about the millions of dollars your favourite band loses every year from all their hard work from pirated or illegally downloaded music.

Canada has the highest illegally music downloads in the world :P

doesn't bother me, i don't use iTunes.

but i still don't think it's right no.

deleting all music not downloaded from iTunes? what about if you've gone out and bought the CD fair and square?

i'm not familiar with iTunes, i don't have an iPod or anything, but still, unless i am mistaken (which is probable), then you can't use music from your Cd's?

yes, you can use music from your CDs. And I do use iTunes. I have over 2,000 songs on my iPod. And I've probably spent a total of 30 bucks on ituns. The rest are from CDs or limewire. I can't afford to buy stuff from iTunes.

It just sort of bothers me when a band says "it's all about the music" no, it's all about the money. I know everyone needs to make money, but really. It's not like they're going broke any time soon.

It almost sounds like big brother. a major corporation controlling what's on your computer.

I've spent less than that... I've spent about 15 bucks (from a gift card) on Itunes... I have about 10,000 something songs on my broken ipod... I don't think it's fair for a company to charge hundreds of dollars for a media player, and then say that you have to use their music... It only makes the musicians a little less wealthy... The ones complaining are those that blew their money on drugs and women...

Something else, just for Kiley... The average person is caught on tape more than 300 times a day.

Wheres your source for this information?

That's completely stupid. iTunes isn't the only legal way to get music, even from your computer. I think that it's not only the band's wanting their money, it's iTunes. It's corrupt, just like Wal-Mart and McDonald, just not quite as badly yet. They want it to be so they're the ultimate source of everything. If they do that, there will definitely be an iTunes boycott, I just know it. They're stuff costs too much anyway. A dollar for a song? $1.99 for an episode from a TV show? It's ridiculous!

Haha, all this talking about bands and money and sex, drugs, and rock and roll is making me think about LOST. I LOVE LOST! :)


Anywho, it is like a Big Brother sort of deal. They're trying to completely control what we do. You know that some kid is gonna find a hack either for that or to get illegal/non-iTunes music on iPods.



~Mel

Almost all the songs on my iPod are from iTunes and the rest are from cds so it wouldn't bother me. But I still think if you want to get music from somewhere else you should be able to.

About the camera thing, I'm on camera all day long. There are at least two camers in every hallway at my school. And they are at most stoplights. I know I get caught on camera a lot.

I saw it on CNN. I guess Itunes can't stand to be moderately rich, rather than filthy rich...

As for Mel, everything is corrupt. The government is corrupt, the church is corrupt, even school is corrupt, thus, by association, we are all corrupt.

For example, recently 5 football players from my school were arrested because they beat the crap outta some guy, took his wallet, his laptop, and his Ipod. Later that day, they were arrested at McDonald's, spending the guys money. These kids were released on bail, and after a one week suspension, they are being allowed to play football again.

Another incident, Students caught Hazing are suspended for three weeks to a semester.

Which is worse, dressing up a freshman, or making someone get dressed in a hospital gown?

personally, i reckon it might just make people not buy iPod's. i know that if i knew i'd have to pay for everything, i wouldn't buy one. half of the songs on my phone (i use it as MP3 player because its a Sony Ericsson Walkman) are either downloaded from limewire (i have quite a few Iron Maiden songs, and random other songs that i like), bittorrent, or sent to me through msn by my mates. the rest are from CD's, but to be honest, most of those were bought for me for birthday's or Christmas, i don't buy them otherwise.

i mean, just think about it. my phone cost about 150 quid i think (300 dollars) (i don't know the exact cost, it's on contract, so i got it for free). it cost about what you'd pay for a decent iPod. only problem is it has only 1 gig of memory. easily changed however, because it simply uses a memory stick duo, which i think you can buy much larger ones (but for a fair amount of money...)

in the end you're saving. i now have a phone and a good MP3 player, camera, video, picture editor, all sorts of stuff, and with an iPod, you get the MP3 player and iTunes, then have to keep churning out lots of money for songs, which i can just download for nothing.

Firstly this debate is severly misinformed. Apple are not going to force anyone into using their library. However any song from their library will contain "Protection." This protection forbids the song from being on any other computer or burned to a CD. Which is fair enough. However then the debate comes - why should the store force us into how we deal with our music.

Ipods range from 50 pounds upwards Tim. And Apple are not stopping anyone from downloading music from say... Limewire and syncing them to their iPods. If they did that, no one would use iTunes anyway.

This debate is based upon information that is either false or exaggerated. I see no further discussion of this necessary.

Closed.