Re: DRM, Intel, Sony, virtualization and backdoors

From: David Magda (dmagda+trace050401_at_ee.ryerson.ca)
Date: 06/12/05

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    Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> writes:

    > We have something similar to Mexico here in Europe, it's North
    > Africa (Maghreb). There, the whole record economy is based on
    > piracy, too, but there are several active and quite popular artists
    > (some of them are even popular in parts of Europe, such as
    > France). They earn their money by performing concerts and by selling
    > into Europe. If they would stop piracy in their rather poor
    > home-countries, they would - as a side effect - stop advertising for
    > their concerts, and in turn sales into Europe. You basically can't
    > sell a CD at $15 into Maghreb, but you can sell a pirated one at $1
    > or below.

    This is all based on the assumption that the music industry should
    continue on like it has in the past 70 years or so.

    Recording technology (not talking about *** music) for music is a
    fairly "recent" thing: musicians and composers used to earn a living
    through patronage and performances. Selling a physical product only
    came about in the 20th century. Even now there are a lot of musicians
    that manage to pay the bills by touring and live concerts. I would
    also assert that the majority of music even now is not being recorded
    or available in stores.

    Do we want to preserve the current status quo? Perhaps it's time for
    change? 

    -- 
David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca> 
Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under 
the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well 
under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI
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