Comments on: Japan: Mandatory DRM Software In All Mobile Phones To Fight Music Piracy

By: Užrašai iš skaitmeninio fronto #25

Užrašai iš skaitmeninio fronto #25 — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:32:00 +0000

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By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:03:23 +0000

I have an AU phone in Japan. I can not play any music unless I download it through the internet. My phone will only play the AU company format and will not recognize anything else including WAM or MP3.

Some DOCOMO phones play MP3′s but those phones cost a lot more. By far the iPhone is the best option.

I currently carry a cell phone capable of music (if downloaded) and an MP3 player. It’s a wast of pocket space but works fine for a cheap-o like me.

Also, if you download music to your phone and change phones, you have to pay $20 to transfer the music from your old phone to the new phone. Unless you go to another provider in which case you simply CANT transfer the music.

Why do we put up with this lack of flexibility? Because we don’t know any better. In Japan people are willing to pay for what is normally free in other countries.

By: Torment

Torment — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:05:44 +0000

Internet connectivity is pretty ubiquitous in all parts of Japan, and it’s not a separate service (i.e. if you have connection to a cellular phone network you’re also connected to the internet) so the second concern listed up there won’t be much of an issue.

By: Frostbite

Frostbite — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:57:01 +0000

Jack has it pretty dead on. This never works and just causes more frustration than anything else, I don’t see it garnering anything but negativity.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:15:12 +0000

No need for normal people even to go into detail with stuff like this, is there? Every person on the planet with two brain cells connected knows why this kind of nonsense is a waste of business time and customer patience.

But the media industry buffoons in their ivory towers just never EVER get it, do they? Rather like medieval monks determined trying to hang onto their quill pens by burning the printing presses. If they weren’t so annoying they’d be deeply sad.

By: rakesh

rakesh — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:04:58 +0000

what if someone hack this s/w?

By: Roman ShaRP

Roman ShaRP — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:25:14 +0000

If they do – they end up just boosting standalone player sales. :)

Or they will have to push another law – requiring mobile connection to be built in every playing device in Japan. I don’t think that party pushing such a law will be very popular.

Rather we’ll see the next Pirate Party – now in Japan.