iTunes Downloads aren't transferable, your collection goes with you to the grave. Options

[2Bdecided]

http://news.sky.com/story/980139/bruce-wil...tunes-downloads

I wonder where HA regulars' sympathies lie in this case?

I guess Bruce could easily afford to buy copies of all his music for his kids right now if he wanted, and it would be cheaper than the lawyer's fees for this case - so I wonder who is sponsoring this, or what's really made him bring it?

In an all virtual world, do we have+leave an inheritance? Would you pay more to do so? Do you think Apple and the record companies are being unfair? Or do you think people are stupid for believing they've bought a perpetual transferable right when they haven't?

My kids prefer Spotify and YouTube anyway, so wouldn't see the point of "buying" something virtual. Though they all know how to use a record player.

Cheers,
David.

P.S. I'd never thought about this before, because I buy CDs . I'm almost certainly in breach of the law, because I already let anyone in the house have a physical or virtual copy of them - and that's before I'm dead. When I'm dead, I think my family will think there's far too much physical media to deal with - and they'd probably think the same if it was all virtual (though it would be easier to dump).

This post has been edited by 2Bdecided: Sep 3 2012, 13:25

[DigitalDictator]

CD's are obsolete IMO. Where the heck are you supposed to store all your CD's once you have obtained a decent collection? I have a large collection stashed in the basement, under a ton of rubbish, so I can't even imagine trying to go and get one of them if I needed to. I haven't had a CD-player in years.

[Kohlrabi]

CD's are obsolete IMO. Where the heck are you supposed to store all your CD's once you have obtained a decent collection? I have a large collection stashed in the basement, under a ton of rubbish, so I can't even imagine trying to go and get one of them if I needed to. I haven't had a CD-player in years.

Of course, pure digital file distribution would be more desirable, but as long as you only get licenses and lossy files in most online stores, CD is the best format, still.

[DigitalDictator]

CD's are obsolete IMO. Where the heck are you supposed to store all your CD's once you have obtained a decent collection? I have a large collection stashed in the basement, under a ton of rubbish, so I can't even imagine trying to go and get one of them if I needed to. I haven't had a CD-player in years.

Of course, pure digital file distribution would be more desirable, but as long as you only get licenses and lossy files in most online stores, CD is the best format, still.

Yes, and sadly, that's why people still download, illegally, as much as they do.