{"id":50,"date":"2002-10-08T21:30:26","date_gmt":"2002-10-08T21:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/?p=13"},"modified":"2008-07-07T12:18:52","modified_gmt":"2008-07-07T17:18:52","slug":"could-you-please-wipe-the-foam-from-my-mouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/2002\/could-you-please-wipe-the-foam-from-my-mouth\/","title":{"rendered":"DRM"},"content":{"rendered":"

My friend Erik<\/a> got excited recently when he heard that BestBuy will offer downloadable songs for $1. I couldn’t disagree more…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I guarantee you, you will notice that every solution proposed by the recording studios will not
\nhave “digital rights management” as a “separate issue”, it will be ingrained into the process.
\nAnd it will in turn BREAK the process. They are bound to fail through their own greed. Just my 2
\ncents, but MARK MY WORDS! WRITE IT DOWN! hehehe<\/p>\n

cya<\/p>\n

> The perfect solution rarely comes up as the first step… but I think this is a step in the
\n> right direction… namely to let songs “float” on their worth… the control of digital content
\n> is a separate matter… also important and also evolving… just like the FBI warning on taping
\n> movies, these laws are written, but not enforced… what will drive the industry is market
\n> forces… just like people bought VCRs, subscribed to cable, migrated to DVDs… now music is
\n> going to move to pay per song…
\n>
\n> The great thing about that is that there will be a network set up to sell and distribute
\n> music… so if your garage band cranks out a good tune, you can plug into the system and sell a
\n> million copies of the song… studios don’t have to bet millions on making billions and
\n> therefore the distribution of music is less risky.
\n>
\n> Less risky distibution means much great availability and variety of music.
\n>
\n> Just my two cents, of course!
\n>
\n>
\n> m@thedigitalmachine.com wrote:
\n>
\n>> Are you paying attention, my friend?
\n>> Read the fine print and you will see all the DRM restrictions on the music…
\n>>
\n>> EMI songs can be “burned” onto a recordable audio CD twice, can be installed on three
\n>> different computers, and can be downloaded onto certain portable devices an unlimited number
\n>> of times. Warner songs can’t be burned onto a CD, can be installed on only one computer, and
\n>> apparently can’t be downloaded onto portable devices.
\n>> In two words, THIS SUCKS!
\n>> It is something to be afraid of, not excited about. It’s also why it will never catch on. The
\n>> recording studios are being just as stupid this second time around…
\n>>
\n>> > Looks like I’m not the only one thinking $1 per song is the right price!
\n>> >
\n>> > http:\/\/www.thestreet.com\/_yahoo\/tech\/georgemannes\/10045816.html
\n>> >
\n>> > I think this is a great direction for the music industry… $1 per song, split between the
\n>> > artist, studio and retailer… put the universe of songs in digital format and let the music
\n>> > play!
\n>> >
\n>> > And this will create a whole new set of opportunities for new artists… plugging into the
\n>> > “digital machine” and getting letting their work rise and fall as it may…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-my-rowdy-friends","category-rants-and-raves"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9M0Zg-O","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2024,"url":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/2016\/ring-my-bell\/","url_meta":{"origin":50,"position":0},"title":"“Ring my bell”","author":"m","date":"March 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":", said Dr Levine.\u00a0 He installed a bell last year for 5+ year survivers to ring.\u00a0 10 years out, I qualify!\u00a0 What a great guy. \u00a0The last paper I found from him details how patients that got CRS with IPHC (the \"mother of all surgeries\") live longer than previously suggested,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Daily Life"","block_context":{"text":"Daily Life","link":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/category\/daily-life\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":216,"url":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/2007\/pruis-how-do-i-love-thee-let-me-count-the-ways\/","url_meta":{"origin":50,"position":1},"title":"Prius, how do I love thee? 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