[LINK] BigPond gives short notice for end of modifications of keys to DRMed WMA music

[andrew clarke]

On Mon 2010-03-22 15:14:45 UTC+1030, Glen Turner (gdt at gdt.id.au) wrote:

> Here's why you should not buy your music with Digital Rights
> Management. Less than a month's notice to their longest customers that
> their investment in products from BigPond Music will be worthless when
> they next upgrade their computer.

One could argue they were already "worthless" in the sense they have
little to no resale value, unlike physical CDs.

...

> > As long as you keep using the same computer and operating system, you
> > shouldn't have any trouble playing your WMA music files. But if you
> > try to move them onto a new computer or operating system, they won't
> > work if you don't transfer their DRM keys as well.

This seems to suggest that if the existing DRM keys are copied to the
new PC the music files will play on the new PC. (?)

Regards
Andrew