as much as i support this change does any one else agree with me when i say that this is just fraud waiting to happen cuz everyone knows that more than a few people upon reading this will get a policy, backup all of their stuff then have their hardrive "accidentally set next to a industrial magnet" and proceed to reep the $2000 compensation for their music collection

There probably will be fraud but it's still nice to know someone will actually give insurance on digital files.

I dont have an ipod, but apple (or others) should let you redownload the same music if the ipod is stolen or damaged. If you paid shouldnt they have a record of what you own? I dont remember having any insurance on scratched or damaged cds to begin with.

the WII's VC has a recite system,your account keeps a record of your purchases so you can redownlaod it,this dose not hurt profit as much as the holy bottom line thats fed into CEO pockets...

Sony connect lets you re download your collection as many times as you want. If they all did that there wouldnt be a problem. Sony of course puts a limit on how many times you can burn a download though.

This is just another example of properly securing valuable possessions. My important papers are in locked fire boxes, most important stuff is in deposit boxes. Back up your hard drive(s) and place the backed up drive(s) in a secure setting offsite. So even if a fire takes down your house you still have your IMPORTANT papers and valuables backed up elsewhere.

For those who can't or don't want to use a bank, the next best thing is a friend's house. If his place burns down chances are yours is still ok (and hence you can remake your back ups from the originals) and vice-versa.

My friend has a locked fire-box of mine with certified copies of what would be required to prove my identity and get another driver's license, a copy of my will, title to my car etc and I have the same thing in a locked fire box here in my closet.

Backing up your data isn't just for PC's you know!

Originally posted by duckNrun:

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This is just another example of properly securing valuable possessions. My important papers are in locked fire boxes, most important stuff is in deposit boxes. Back up your hard drive(s) and place the backed up drive(s) in a secure setting offsite. So even if a fire takes down your house you still have your IMPORTANT papers and valuables backed up elsewhere.

For those who can't or don't want to use a bank, the next best thing is a friend's house. If his place burns down chances are yours is still ok (and hence you can remake your back ups from the originals) and vice-versa.

My friend has a locked fire-box of mine with certified copies of what would be required to prove my identity and get another driver's license, a copy of my will, title to my car etc and I have the same thing in a locked fire box here in my closet.

Backing up your data isn't just for PC's you know!

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YA but the media mafia is tryign to stop you from "backing up" on many levels,some more than others, I guess currently most left you have some form of re get on your paid downloads some don't however.

We're not talking digital as in CD's here, we're talking digital as in music/movies/software on my hard drive bought from iTunes or wherever (or so that's how I took the article). Once a certain peice of data is on MY hard drive making a back up is pretty easy. Worse case scenario I just make an image of my hard drive onto another hard drive. The supposed DRM'd files may only work while that backup drive is in MY pc (or an authorized PC) but the idea isn't to give my friend copies of my stuff for HIS use as much as to insure that if my house burns down he's got a copy waiting for me.


As a side thought based upon thoughts of the RIAA: If he wanted to periodically check the integrity of my data to insure that my music, games, movies and what not were still uncorrupted by running them through an audio/video analyzer such as a stereo and monitor then that's a service he's providing me and not him stealing anything from the RIAA or MPAA or whoever assuming that he doesn't make himself a copy that is(lol-- this last thought is a different topic all together I know)

duckNrun
thats not what I meant some distro sites let you download something only once and then burn that only once things like that are one shot deals,thankfully they are less than half of all digi distro but its enough to worry even if you can make unlimited backups but you get only 1 download.

oh my bad... sorry late, no sleep.

Originally posted by duckNrun:

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oh my bad... sorry late, no sleep.

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funny the way my brain dose grammar being half unconsuous should make it easier to udnerstand 0-o
LOL

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All this at the end of the day if you need to insure it u can do so under content if i am not mistaken. What gets to me is its material things it can be replaced but life is priceless.