On Fri, Mar 11, 2005 at 01:54:28PM +0800, rick wrote: > we should start finding ways how to reward innovators without running > against the interest of the society to copy/use/etc their innovations.
Good luck. Without droning on, let me say that this is fundamentally the problem that we face. The worst part is that copying was difficult when copyright was created, so it just made some sense. I couldn't run out and have someone make a single copy of a book for me, it would always be cheaper to just buy it from the printer. The advent of computers and then wide-scale networking (i.e. the internet) completely changed that. Suddenly, copying is simple, and far cheaper than what the legitimate publishers of copyrighted goods charge. I still think a creator should be able to make money from their creation- written, played, painted, coded, whatever. I think I should be able to have a studio band that creates albums which people buy and from which I make money even if I don't tour. Bruce Hornsby & the Range is a good example. The RIAA has a stake because in the old world of difficult copying, they had a role. In this new world, there is little need for them, and that's why they are fighting digital music so hard. It has nothing to do with piracy; their sales numbers betray that argument. I don't know what the world's going to look like in 20 years, but I do know that there will be one or two "record companies" when it's all done, and they'll basically be what AT&T is today. We'll move past them, and they'll try to remain relevant to the end. Michael -- Michael Darrin Chaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.michaelchaney.com/ -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
