Re: OT----OT----SPv3 - DRM

This thread is ridiculous!

I don't understand how some of the biggest names in this industry can engage in such conversations in a public forum.

You lot need to stop airing your dirty laundry for the world to see, if you have an issue sort it out in private so the rest of us can go about learning and teaching each other as a community of aspiring engineers. Not moderators in the never ending arguments.

The DRM vs Non-DRM conversation has no place here.

As an aside, the INE products and the Micronics products are both fantastic at what they try to do, lets all focus on the material shall we?!

P

On 16 Mar 2012, at 02:57, Narbik Kocharians wrote:

> Guys,
>
>
>
> Thanks for your recommendation, i never thought that you all loved and
> cared for me that much.
>
>
>
> When a student is configuring a lab, he/she configures the lab using a
> laptop or a PC and NOT kindle, Iphone, Ipad, or Android, Brian this is not
> a complex RFC or a CCIE puzzle.
>
>
>
> And i have not heard any complaints, Josh is the first one that has
> complained about LockLizard and he did it in this thread, and this is the
> first time i am hearing about it, he has never e-mailed me his problems
> with DRM, have you Josh?
>
>
>
> Janet always provides extra licenses without any drama, the students have
> the right to print the document or purchase the printed version. We have
> been using this for a while now, and our products, which should be the main
> topic here, speaks for itself.
>
>
>
> *but using DRM does hinder them from learning*
>
>
>
> We provide unlimited retakes, we promote education, we stay with our
> students until they pass this test, my relation with my students starts
> when our boot camp ends, I respond to my students questions, I ask them to
> e-mail me their questions directly, I even give them my phone number, we
> ask our students that have passed their test to retake the class at least
> once a year (At no cost) so they can stay up to date, these are the issues
> that provide education to the students and these are the issues that we
> need to discuss and NOT "Hey we don't use DRM, we trust everyone".
>
>
>
> *Maybe I could make more money if I locked it all down using DRM security*
>
> I have never thought of making a little more money at my student's cost.
>
>
>
> We joined the 360 program, and this program is costing us an arm and a leg,
> but we eat the cost so our students can benefit seeing this entire thing
> from a different angle/perspective. You are talking to the wrong person my
> friend.
>
>
>
> LockLizard/DRM does not guarantee anything, it just makes it harder for the
> thieves. When you install Security cameras or lock your front door at home,
> it does not guarantee anything, it just makes it harder and hopefully
> deters the intruder.
>
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Brian McGahan <bmcgahan_at_ine.com> wrote:
>
>> Arguing that website login authentication is the same is DRM is just
>> absurd, and I'm sorry, but using DRM does hinder them from learning.
>>
>> Any end user who has ever used *any* DRM solution knows that DRM just ends
>> up being a hassle at the end of the day, and still doesn't deter people who
>> really want to copy your books, movies, music, software, etc. The only
>> thing that DRM does really well is piss off your legitimate customers.
>>
>> Does locklizard work on Windows, MacOS, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Kindle,
>> Android, and Windows Phone, etc.? If I buy electronic content and I'm
>> limited to using it on one specific platform with one specific viewer with
>> one specific plugin, then I'm sorry, that's a deal breaker for me as a
>> customer.
>>
>>
>> Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593 (R&S/SP/Security)
>> bmcgahan_at_INE.com
>>
>> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
>> http://www.INE.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
>> Brian Dennis
>> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 6:03 PM
>> To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>> Subject: Re: OT----OT----SPv3 - DRM
>>
>> Narbik,
>> It doesn't limit their learning experience by requiring them to login to
>> download their purchases. Just because you're upset at our stance on DRM
>> you shouldn't need to reply in all caps.
>>
>> --
>> Brian Dennis, CCIEx5 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP/Voice)
>> bdennis_at_ine.com
>>
>> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
>> http://www.INE.com
>>
>>
>> On 03/15/2012 03:31 PM, Narbik Kocharians wrote:
>>> Protecting your work does not mean that you are punishing your honest
>>> paying clients, all they have to do is to click on our book and it
>>> opens and they can read and access it, how does that hinder them from
>> learning?
>>>
>>> BTW, WHY DO YOU GUYS HAVE A USERNAME AND PASSWORD FOR ACCESSING YOUR
>>> WORKBOOKS, VIDEOS AND ETC? what is it..... you don't trust people? WHY?
>>> leave it open, who ever paid, will click and access your stuff, people
>>> that have not paid, they will NEVER do that. Correct? Are you NOT
>>> trying to protect your work?
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Brian Dennis <bdennis_at_ine.com
>>> <mailto:bdennis_at_ine.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Our products are up there now and have been for years. It doesn't
>>> mean I'm going to punish honest paying customers by restricting
>>> their access and forcing them to use a horrible program like
>>> LockLizard or whatever that new one Cisco uses is called.
>>>
>>> I honestly believe that the vast major of people in this world are
>>> honest and I'm not going hinder their learning experience by
>>> treating them like they are dishonest.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Brian Dennis, CCIEx5 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP/__Voice)
>>>
>>> bdennis_at_ine.com <mailto:bdennis_at_ine.com>
>>>
>>> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
>>> http://www.INE.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On 03/15/2012 02:53 PM, Narbik Kocharians wrote:
>>>
>>> So Brian what do you do when someone purchases your book/s and
>>> puts it
>>> on one of these shared sites? What if the shared site is in
>> another
>>> country?
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Paul Negron
>>> <negron.paul_at_gmail.com <mailto:negron.paul_at_gmail.com>
>>> <mailto:negron.paul_at_gmail.com <mailto:negron.paul_at_gmail.com>>__>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> GREAT
>>> --
>>> Paul Negron
>>> CCIE# 14856 CCSI# 22752
>>> Senior Technical Instructor
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Ryan West <rwest_at_zyedge.com <mailto:rwest_at_zyedge.com>
>>> <mailto:rwest_at_zyedge.com <mailto:rwest_at_zyedge.com>>>
>>>> Reply-To: Ryan West <rwest_at_zyedge.com
>>> <mailto:rwest_at_zyedge.com> <mailto:rwest_at_zyedge.com
>>> <mailto:rwest_at_zyedge.com>>>
>>>
>>>> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:32:18 +0000
>>>> To: Narbik Kocharians <narbikk_at_gmail.com
>>> <mailto:narbikk_at_gmail.com> <mailto:narbikk_at_gmail.com
>>> <mailto:narbikk_at_gmail.com>>>
>>>> Cc: Brian Dennis <bdennis_at_ine.com <mailto:bdennis_at_ine.com>
>>> <mailto:bdennis_at_ine.com <mailto:bdennis_at_ine.com>>>,
>>> "ccielab_at_groupstudy.com <mailto:ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
>>> <mailto:ccielab_at_groupstudy.com <mailto:ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>>> __>"
>>>> <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com <mailto:ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
>>> <mailto:ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>>> <mailto:ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>__>>
>>>
>>>> Conversation: OT----OT----SPv3 - DRM
>>>> Subject: Re: OT----OT----SPv3 - DRM
>>>>
>>>> I agree, they are great.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from handheld
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 15, 2012, at 5:26 PM, "Narbik Kocharians"
>>> <narbikk_at_gmail.com <mailto:narbikk_at_gmail.com>
>>> <mailto:narbikk_at_gmail.com <mailto:narbikk_at_gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> WOW, unbelievable. You guys are GR8.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Brian Dennis
>>> <bdennis_at_ine.com <mailto:bdennis_at_ine.com>
>>> <mailto:bdennis_at_ine.com <mailto:bdennis_at_ine.com>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> INE does not use any sort of DRM for our PDFs or videos.
>> When
>>> you buy the
>>>>>> product, it's yours to use as you see fit. You want the
>> play
>>> the videos on
>>>>>> your phone, tablet, TV, computer, etc offline or online?
>> You
>>> can do it.
>>>>>> You want to use the workbook PDFs on your phone, tablet,
>>> notebook, etc
>>>>>> offline or online? You can do it. You want to print the PDF
>>> 1000 times?
>>>>>> Then do it. I'm not going to restrict that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You bought it and it's your product. Just because someone
>> else
>>> isn't
>>>>>> honest I'm not going to treat you like you're dishonest.
>> Screw
>>> DRM.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Brian Dennis, CCIEx5 #2210
>> (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP/**__Voice)
>>>>>> bdennis_at_ine.com <mailto:bdennis_at_ine.com>
>>> <mailto:bdennis_at_ine.com <mailto:bdennis_at_ine.com>>
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
>>>>>> http://www.INE.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 03/15/2012 11:33 AM, Paul Negron wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Funny how everyone seems to AGREE on NDA integrity and then
>>> turns around
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> shares workbook material that they alone are licensed for.
>> I
>>> feel the same
>>>>>>> way about software nowadays. Offer me the FULL version
>> with an
>>> option to
>>>>>>> buy
>>>>>>> it if I like it.(That's fair).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Brians, Narbik and every vendor that helps here works
>> very
>>> hard to
>>>>>>> give
>>>>>>> you the very best they have. Everyone should honor that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Unfortunately there will be always be the NOBLE cheater
>> that
>>> feels they
>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>> just download a song off there buddy's laptop and feel
>> that it
>>> is somehow
>>>>>>> OK. Stealing is Stealing no matter how you spin it.
>>>>>>>
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