Nightfall
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Re: Anyone ever heard of Poor Talent and Overhype and OverPriced
said by SilverSurfer  :said by Nightfall :Customers choose convenience [...] I would agree with you on this count because it is about convenience, a demand the record companies have been ignoring since 1999. As to your allegations of two faced liars saying one thing and doing something completely different, I would also add freedom from DRM. The P2P clients are just filling consumer demands -convenience + DRM-free music- two items the RIAA has chosen and continues to ignore to its own financial peril. DRM really has very little do with it. In a recent study as to why people pirate, over 70% said it was about saving money. Convenience is a bigger factor than DRM at least in my mind.
You are right though, the RIAA has chosen and continues to ignore customer demands. Imagine what would have happened if they would have embraced Shawn Fanning and Napster. What if they made Napster a pay service, charged everyone .25 cents a song (no DRM and various bitrates to choose from) for the entire RIAA catalog with no DRM. IMHO, music copyright infringement wouldn't be a big issue. Instead, they fought it tooth and nail. |
SilverSurfer
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| said by Nightfall : Imagine what would have happened if they would have embraced Shawn Fanning and Napster. What if they made Napster a pay service, charged everyone .25 cents a song (no DRM and various bitrates to choose from) for the entire RIAA catalog with no DRM. IMHO, music copyright infringement wouldn't be a big issue. Instead, they fought it tooth and nail. Absolutely. The RIAA not only missed that gravy train, but derailed it permanently. |
