Regarding SONY/BMG's use of hidden DRM software on commercial CD's (and DVD's no doubt) On Nov 11, 2005, at 3:09 PM, Jon Kamm wrote:
Well, ...
It has to be a very difficult task for the music producers to come up with some way of controlling their music and make everyone happy. This recent Sony issue will probably fade away like other attempts have untill a happy medium can come about that will make consumers, artists, producers and everyone involved happy. Which will not be anytime soon as I see it. I sure would like to have a piece of the action of the guy the figures out a solution to all this.
I think that this problem has come about via the bigger threat to the 'RECORD LABEL' giants than sharing music. [Stats have proven that true fans of any Artist(s) will, after getting a copy of an album from their friend, eventually go out and buy that album or whatever it was they got a copy of, as they want something tangable to look at and proudly display in their collection. Just have a look at the fan sites out there, Jonn's is a great example, with all the artwork displayed from the pieces in his collection] The huge threat here to the record labels is PODCASTING! Anyone can record, produce and release their own material without the help of the 'Record Label contract' (these parts that were generally handled by the record label, thus freeing up the artist to their (suposadely) creative pursuits, (ignore the pop bubblegum schlop 40). Now, the artist has their own website, they sell their wares directly to the end consumer, no middleman, ie; the record label. the last piece of the puzzle is how do they get their awareness out there to the public? PODCASTING. cost? NOTHING. How? they upload their work, or portions thereof, to sites such as "the podsafe music network', where by doing so, allow any podcaster that wishes to include their "GREAT" creations in their shows for FREE. They never surrender their artistic title, or ownership of the material like the record labels require. The return? Unlimited 'podtime' to a GLOBAL MARKET! As a thank you to the artist for allowing the podcaster to play their wares, a link is always provided by the podcaster to the artist's website, or email if they don't have a site, where they then complete the transaction. Here's the math: Artist: 100% of all revenues generated by the sale of their work. Podcaster: Freedom to play any of the work that has been declared "podsafe" by the artist at no cost to them but to supply the link to allow the consumer to acquire their 'fixx'. Podcasters Love getting new material, and activly encourage artists to persue their dream, and provide them the means to do so without "selling their soul to the devil" Consumer: Exposure and access to a WHOLE WORLD of GREAT MUSIC not pro-offered them by the Record Labels and MASS MEDIA. Most of the products they obtain are available to them at much more reasonable prices than that offered by the "Industry" BIG TIME RECORD LABELS: ummmmm, aahhhh, well, ah, what do they get out of podcasting? Does anyone know? I do!, they get NOTHING!!!!!!! NO WONDER THEY'RE SCARED AS SHIT! (oops, did I say that out loud {snigger snigger}) For this reason, I'm not suprized that they are installing their spyware on the general public. Their entire Livelyhood and future is being usurped by the growing army of music lovers, through podcasting. I wouldn't doubt either, that this spyware, read DRM, is being used to track the origins and contents of the consumers libraries, including what came about via podcasts. Laurens van Graft The Grip Guy (thegripguy@rogers.com) All your gymnastics grip needs right here! PODCASTING IS CHANGING THE WORLD!