NBC has ended their deal with Apple, no longer allowing downloads of their programs from
iTunes.
Apparently NBC wants the service to charge $4.99 an episode rather than $1.99.
Also, they seem to think that the DRM on iTunes downloads aren't strong enough.
"Among its aims are to stop pirated material from being uploaded to iPods." Now, the
only NBC programs on
iPods will be pirated ones. Idiots!
I still think $1.99 is too much, but it doesn't matter. I don't have an iPod, nor do I plan on getting one. The DRM crap won't work on my
PSP, and that's fine by me.
The program I use to convert downloaded (not from iTunes) and dvds for viewing on my PSP also converts them to the iPod,
XviD4PSP. And it's a free program. So if you want to take the latest episode of
Heroes to work with you, it'll show up on usenet (look it up if you don't know) and the other usual places about a day later. When the accountants explain to the knuckleheads the damage being done, you'll soon be able to go back to your overpriced iTunes downloads... if you still want to.
Update: You might not want to. I haven't tried this yet, but it's supposedly easy, using RSS and torrents. I think there are risks using torrents that aren't there with usenet, but usenet is complicated to explain (TimDoc can help) and finding exactly what you want there, isn't always easy. Read - TV Torrents: When 'piracy' is easier than legal purchase.
Thanks James Hudnall.
Labels: bittorrent, bullshit, downloads, funny-ass shit, online retailers, ripoffs, solutions?
# posted by Edshugeo The GodMoor : 7:49 PM
