nanoflower
join:2002-07-14
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| reply to Cabal
Re: When are they going to realize
The natural difference being that with electronic media there is often no physical product to be distributed so it becomes much harder to police any theft. I think the success of Itunes has shown that many people (most?) will purchase the product (even if it's only in electronic form) if it's available. So the RIAA and MPAA can garner more sales if they move to something more like Itunes where customers can save money by purchasing it in an electronic form. Especially if the customers aren't forced to pay for product they don't want (as in the customer only wants two songs out of twelve on a particular CD.)
Now whether they will start providing more media in electronic form is up for grabs. I do see more the networks providing more TV shows in electronic form like NBC with their new venture so there is some progress being made. Eventually most content will be made available in electronic form but it's going to take some time. |
