TC Video said:
we're truly sorry that you are having the problem you are, due to using a Macintosh system. believe me, no one wishes more than us that MAC users could also view (and purchase) our wmv-drm clips.
I'm no MAC user, my computer is a so-called "ibm-compatible pc", like you and many others. I'm just using an operating system that is free (as in beer, and as in speech), and not willing to pay (nor use) a bloated piece of software just to watch video clips.
And though I'm quite confident that Apple-computers will be able to read DRMized WMV one day, I'm also quite sure that there will be no open-source solution to do so. And be assured that I'm not willing at all to run untrusty closed-source program on my computer, even if it exists...
TC Video said:
but there is just no way around it at this point. we want to protect our copyrights.
Which is understandable. As it's understandable that I won't change my computer-system just to make you sure I will just watch what I bought.
As you said, there is no way around, and I was clearly aware of that. I just told that it was sad. I bought a lot from you, and I did appreciate it. It won't happen anymore, which is a good thing for none of us.
TC Video said:
i have bad news for you, the projection is that many many more video clips companies will start using DRM in the next year or so.
History of computer protections have only showed one thing: protection by secret is completely useless. Like having designed a very complex keylock, but that every people on earth can examine as long as he wants.
There's not many people involved in cracking WMV-DRM these days, mostly because there is not much interesting content using it. The day it will spread, cracking teams will be on this. It's a pity too, that's how it goes.
TC Video said:
i hope MAC comes up with a software solution to let their computer owners view them...
I only hope someone will come up with an opensource, multiplatform and legal solution to view them, until what I'm no customer... sorry.
