At 03:31 PM 10/25/2005, James Maki typed:
As technology changes, how will digital rights management handle this issue?
As vinyl gave way to optical CDs, as reel-to-reel gave way to cassettes and
8-tracks, as betamax was supplanted by VHS and now digital PVRs, what
happens to my purchase as MP3, WMA and i-tunes give way to the next
generation of better quality compression routines and new hardware?
This is why I have no problem with downloading MP3s via UseNet of the
music that I've already purchased.
As an example, I have a large selection of pre-recorded VHS tapes that I
have acquired over the years. VHS tapes are a fragile medium. I have already
"purchased" the rights to the movie, but the medium limits the time I can
utilize these rights. As the tape medium deteriorates, the value of the
investment dwindles to $0. I am then required to re-purchase the rights to
view these same movies on DVD. Now, DVDs are going to be supplanted by the
new blu-ray technology. So my DVD collection will become worthless.
Why would your DVD collection be worthless when the new blu-ray
players come out they're suppose to be able to play the DVDs that
you've already recorded & or purchased. Did I miss something
somewhere on this? As far as I know there is no standard for high
density DVDs as of yet & that there will be HD-DVDs & BluRay DVDs.
See <http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1380619> "Why
Microsoft and Intel Chose HD DVD over Blue Ray"
from <http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#3.13>
HD players will undoubtedly read existing DVDs, so your collection
will not become obsolete when you buy a new player.
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Wayne D. Johnson
Ashland, OH, USA 44805
<http://www.wavijo.com>
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