Andy wrote:
On 14/06/07, Mr I Forrester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
...What happens next?
Hopefully we will actually see some innovation!
I think there's actually a more pertinent question, which is this: Why
are people currently paying for things that they could get for free?
For example, why would anyone buy an un-DRM'd song from iTunes when,
with about five minutes searching, they could download a pirate copy
(possibly even better quality, if they go for FLAC)? Why do sites like
Bleep, which sell un-DRM'd material, make money when all they are
selling is bits that are available for nothing elsewhere?
The answer, to me, is simple: people think that paying those who make
things they take pleasure out of is perfectly fair, as long as it's easy
to do and not overly expensive. People are basically honest, and agree
with the idea that artists should get paid.
So how about, instead of telling people that their industry is old
fashioned and dying and they're all going to have to work in McDonalds,
we give them some positive stories about how "no DRM" doesn't mean
rampant piracy - in fact, it means people are more likely to actually
pay for your work? Too often, all I see from the anti-DRM camp is
basically snarky, dumb stuff which alienates content creators - the very
people who need to be won over. Can we see some positivity, please?
-
Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please
visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html.
Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
