> > I am not arguing that piracy should create innovation... And > I don't believe > in a cup of free tea either...
Actually, I _do_ think innovation should have been their response - not legislation. But again - there is no law requiring companies to be intelligent. Look at how the movie industry fought against VCRs. You would think they would have learned their lesson... > However, how is it permissible then for a radio station to > broadcast to > everyone in a city? I mean ASCAP or whatever other collection > agency for the > money people in media charge a per song rate... like on the > high side maybe > a $1 per each time a single is played... It's permissible because the copyright owners said that radios could do so. > Forever, people were encouraged to record music from the > radio and programs Actuall, both the music industry and movie industry fought against this. > from the television... Advertisers paid essentially for the > distribution > channel and a cheap bulk licensing schema.. the consumer has > the rights > under fair use doctrines... Agreed. > Somehow Disney (who seems to get patent/copyright extensions > forever) along Which is disgusting. I think I read about this on Plastic.com. As soon as the rights for Disney stuff starts to expire, they extend the copyright laws. > It's so bad on paper right now that you can't use a DVD you > bought while > traveling in your DVD because of regional encoding security crap.. Agreed - this is stupid. I think the main point I'm trying to make is that these companies are allowed to be stupid. There is no moral obligation to be smart and make consumers happy. There is a simple way to change the music/movie industry. Stop buying CDs and going to the movies. Period. That isn't happening - so I guess the majority of folks are ok with what they are doing. Which is sad - but again - you can't force the majority to see things your way - no matter how right it is. -rc ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
