Submission + - Copyleft vs Zune
Tag writes: "Microsoft's competitor to the iPod is proving to be quite the controversy. One point that has been
brought up is Zune's ability to wirelessly transfer songs, allowing the recipient to play the song 3 times
before it is locked out by Microsoft's DRM (Digital Rights Management) that is added to the file for wireless
transfer. This seems like a "wicked smaht" solution to the ongoing bickering by the RIAA & the 'Napsterites'.
My problem with this, is if I record my own album and put it onto my Zune, and my music is under a license
resembling the Copyleft, providing for the free transfer of music, without allowing the license to change,
will Microsoft's DRM violate my rights? Technically it would take my license, and put Microsoft's DRM "3 Play" on it.
The best analogy to this is a program under the GNU license, or equivalent being given to someone as shareware (x days
before it no longer works). Comments?"