Comments on: Steve Jobs and Doing The Right Thing http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-and-doing-the-right-thing/ ce n'est pas la connaissance. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:14:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Sami Khan http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-and-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-83007 Sami Khan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 128545923#comment-83007 Well it's not that strange, it's about status quo and the lowest common denominator. Most people have CD players, it's a technology that's ubiquitous. Therefore, it's the most common format sold. Where people rushed in to buy DVD players, most people are not so open about even iPods or other DRM players. Therefore, to cut that revenue stream outright would be a costly mistake. But in the future don't count on there being CDs or other mediums that are DRM free. Kumbaya isn't worth singing if it's not sung by your favorite pop star and can be sold to you on as a single for 3.99 at Wal Mart, as far as the majors are concerned. Well it’s not that strange, it’s about status quo and the lowest common denominator. Most people have CD players, it’s a technology that’s ubiquitous. Therefore, it’s the most common format sold. Where people rushed in to buy DVD players, most people are not so open about even iPods or other DRM players. Therefore, to cut that revenue stream outright would be a costly mistake. But in the future don’t count on there being CDs or other mediums that are DRM free. Kumbaya isn’t worth singing if it’s not sung by your favorite pop star and can be sold to you on as a single for 3.99 at Wal Mart, as far as the majors are concerned.

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-and-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-83008 dnorman Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 128545923#comment-83008 strongest, not strangest :-) And DVD players have DRM baked in. DeCSS anyone? And Wally World can bite me. There is so much more in this world that what is dictated by WM's Buyers. Indie music has a solid chance of taking off. If the labels have anything to be afraid of, it's that The Masses will realize they don't need them anymore... strongest, not strangest :-)

And DVD players have DRM baked in. DeCSS anyone?

And Wally World can bite me. There is so much more in this world that what is dictated by WM’s Buyers. Indie music has a solid chance of taking off. If the labels have anything to be afraid of, it’s that The Masses will realize they don’t need them anymore…

]]> By: Sami Khan http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-and-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-83016 Sami Khan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 128545923#comment-83016 I really doubt he's going to win. Try to convince someone to give up power when they have a legal right to maintain it is like pulling good teeth, no one is going to allow it happen while they're awake -- or alive. It's all about money, and that's all, freedom for you is unprofitable for the people who sell you things, it severely limits the types of business models that they can use to sell you stuff. I really doubt he’s going to win. Try to convince someone to give up power when they have a legal right to maintain it is like pulling good teeth, no one is going to allow it happen while they’re awake — or alive. It’s all about money, and that’s all, freedom for you is unprofitable for the people who sell you things, it severely limits the types of business models that they can use to sell you stuff.

]]> By: Sami Khan http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-and-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-83017 Sami Khan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 128545923#comment-83017 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6338603.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6338603.stm

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-and-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-83019 dnorman Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 128545923#comment-83019 Well, the strongest part of the argument is that 90% or more of the Big Labels' income comes from selling CDs, which have no DRM whatsoever, and can be ripped into digital files in seconds. Yet they keep making and selling them hand over fist. If we drop the silly DRM from the online versions of these same files, then it becomes one big marketplace where we all get to sing Kumbaya and buy music from anywhere to play on any of our devices. Except... The Big Labels want us to re-purchase the music as many times as possible... Well, the strongest part of the argument is that 90% or more of the Big Labels’ income comes from selling CDs, which have no DRM whatsoever, and can be ripped into digital files in seconds. Yet they keep making and selling them hand over fist. If we drop the silly DRM from the online versions of these same files, then it becomes one big marketplace where we all get to sing Kumbaya and buy music from anywhere to play on any of our devices.

Except… The Big Labels want us to re-purchase the music as many times as possible…

]]> By: davidicus http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-and-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-83022 davidicus Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 128545923#comment-83022 . CDs do have something like rights management, in that there are a couple steps between duplicating song off them for others. moving large amounts of data is getting easier, but isn't transparent. also, CDs come with real printed artwork and liner notes that have value and aren't easily duplicated. i bet record companies will ease into reduced management if people were willing to pay a premium for it. before you say "sure," consider that it would be more than the number in your head, though. for now, keep stealing i guess :-( . .

CDs do have something like rights management, in that there are a couple steps between duplicating song off them for others. moving large amounts of data is getting easier, but isn’t transparent. also, CDs come with real printed artwork and liner notes that have value and aren’t easily duplicated.

i bet record companies will ease into reduced management if people were willing to pay a premium for it. before you say “sure,” consider that it would be more than the number in your head, though.

for now, keep stealing i guess :-(

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]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-and-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-83023 dnorman Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 128545923#comment-83023 A clumsy process is not DRM. It's just a clumsy process. And it's not even that clumsy. I started ripping all of my CDs years ago, and haven't missed any of the tiny little cover artwork. As I buy new CDs, they get ripped then stacked on a pile in my basement. CDs are just transportation vectors, and not very efficient ones at that. Why would DRM-less online files require a premium? It's removing all of the costs of stamping CDs, printing artwork, shipping boxes around (think of the greenhouse gas emissions alone!) The premium could be the extra portion of the cost they'd get to pocket by spreading bits instead of atoms... A clumsy process is not DRM. It’s just a clumsy process. And it’s not even that clumsy. I started ripping all of my CDs years ago, and haven’t missed any of the tiny little cover artwork. As I buy new CDs, they get ripped then stacked on a pile in my basement. CDs are just transportation vectors, and not very efficient ones at that.

Why would DRM-less online files require a premium? It’s removing all of the costs of stamping CDs, printing artwork, shipping boxes around (think of the greenhouse gas emissions alone!) The premium could be the extra portion of the cost they’d get to pocket by spreading bits instead of atoms…

]]> By: Sami http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-and-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-83024 Sami Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 128545923#comment-83024 http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/riaa-misreads-jobs-open-letter-on-drm-thinks-hes-offering-to/ http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/riaa-misreads-jobs-open-letter-on-drm-thinks-hes-offering-to/

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/02/06/steve-jobs-and-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-83025 dnorman Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 128545923#comment-83025 Yeah. Saw that earlier. Too funny. "That's so totally awesome, opening up FairPlay!" :-) Idiots. Yeah. Saw that earlier. Too funny. “That’s so totally awesome, opening up FairPlay!” :-)

Idiots.

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