Ford is so Out-of-Touch: Waiver to Listen to MP3s?
Posted by Carlton Bale on June 15th, 2006
I read an article regarding MP3 Player Integration on the SEMA.org site. Here is a direct quote:
Ford has plans in the works to protect itself from potential prosecution for being a conduit to illegally downloaded music. One of Ford's ideas is a user consent agreement to be used for MP3 playback where car buyers would be required to confirm that the music they are playing in their vehicle was acquired legally.
This is yet another example of how out-of-touch Ford (and other domestic car companies) is with consumers, especially those in their 20s and 30s. They can't be serious - a waiver regarding my music in my car? Is this really what Ford needs to be worrying about instead of product design and manufacturing efficiency? Did they make people sign waivers stating that they wouldn't listen to copied cassette tapes in the 1980s or copied CDs in the 1990s? What's next, a dress code? Just because a file is an MP3 doesn't mean that it is an illegal download.
I could go on (because it is so easy to make fun of this) but I'll just sum it up as: Ford = Idiots.
September 14th, 2006 at 6:52 pm
Wow, I'm no Ford fan, but before you actually slander a company / person in a public blog, you might want to double check your own grammer.
September 14th, 2006 at 9:26 pm
Hey, genius: slander is a false statement/defamation, whereas this post quotes the facts from Ford; the author takes exception to Ford's plan but does not make false statements.
In addition, look at this link to see an alternate spelling of "grammer." No, wait, by alternate I mean actual.
March 12th, 2008 at 12:03 am
Ford is a company and needs to protect its interests financially in my opinion
March 12th, 2008 at 6:39 am
Ford is a company and needs to protect its interests financially in my opinion i agree or o I.
I am a rat, what would i know?