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Buying DRM protected media is a gamble
By Martin English | November 13, 2007
from boing boing…
Due to an earlier decision to switch DRM providers, MLB’s new content and old content are managed by different license authentication servers. After making the switch, MLB has arbitrarily decided it has no intention of honoring its earlier commitments to fans who purchased downloaded games under the old system, thereby rendering many fans shut-out. This is despite the original licence / EULA
“7. Do I have to obtain a license every time I want to watch the downloaded video?
No. When you first try to play the video, a license will be distributed to you and stored by the player. Unless manually deleted, the license will exist forever and will be used when you try to watch the downloaded video on that machine. If you watch the video on a different machine, another license will be required.”
Considering they posted record revenues this year, I suspect this is the tip of the iceberg to how badly they will treat their fans,
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