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DRM -or- fees/taxes to compensate for supposed piracy.


DRM only hurts those that "play fair," as DRM reduces the functionality of media/devices that consumers pay for.

These fees/taxes hurt everybody...but are especially painful, again, to those who play fair: why should I pay taxes/royalties to hollywood if I put together a BD-R full of home movies?

If DRM is doing its job, then there is no reason for the fees/taxes as piracy *should* be impossible or prohibitively expensive. If DRM isn't doing it's job, then quit putting it on every damn thing you can think of.

Of course, as a consumer, I would prefer that Governments/Copyright holders choose neither option and just catch the mass-producing pirates out there instead of punishing everybody.

For them to choose just one option is anti-consumer and mean.

But choosing both options??!! Like loading up BD's with DRM and simultaneously charging fees on BD-R media and recorders? That's like stealing my breakfast and making me vomit up last night's dinner too. Thanks for nothing, jerks! I'll take my business elsewhere!]]>Jun 18th 2008 3:03AM<![CDATA[Comments on Japanese government to levy royalty fees on BD-Rs / Blu-ray recorders]]>http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/17/japanese-government-to-levy-royalty-fees-on-bd-rs-blu-ray-reco/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/17/japanese-government-to-levy-royalty-fees-on-bd-rs-blu-ray-reco/Jun 18th 2008 6:23AM<![CDATA[Comments on Japanese government to levy royalty fees on BD-Rs / Blu-ray recorders]]>http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/17/japanese-government-to-levy-royalty-fees-on-bd-rs-blu-ray-reco/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/17/japanese-government-to-levy-royalty-fees-on-bd-rs-blu-ray-reco/]]>Jun 18th 2008 11:07AM