On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 01:23 -0500, Lee Revell wrote: > On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 06:14 +0000, peter wrote: > > i have a question for you though, would you take widespread copyright > > infringement over pervasive DRM (and it's associated outcomes)? > > > > This is a false dichotomy. perhaps. but not any less useful a question for it. i deliberately asked which of those two options people would choose because that's exactly what i'm interested in knowing.
> > it's a moot question, we're gonna get DRM. > > I'm not worried - I think DRM will fail in the marketplace. i would fully expect it to fail in the marketplace if the marketplace were immune to external influence and featured no monopolies and cartels. it only takes a few well placed laws written in an RIAA office and enacted on capitol hill then exported around the globe and the marketplace is trumped. but i should watch my language. *i'm personally convinced*, we're gonna get pervasive DRM. pete. who would take widespread copyright infringement over DRM as the lesser of two evils any day. even if it meant not making a living from music.
