If, as you suggest, Sony needed a "quick fix" by an engineer who didn't 
read or understand the licensing, why would anyone expect that they made 
any improvements?  I really doubt they'd spend any time on anything 
other than ATRAC. (at least in terms of development)

Chris

Rick Hansen wrote:
> My comments -
> 
> Why does everyone go for the jugular? Why not ask Sony to provide it's
> improvements to the lame community? Lame can only benefit from having a
> number of professional programmers contribute to the effort. 
> 
> Everyone wins -
> - Sony gets to look like a good citizen, and they get the benefits of lame
> - The lame community benefits from a better product, and lame gets great
> exposure (Sony's use will be a great endorsement). 
> 
> Also, people are treating Sony as if the corporate management made the
> decision to use lame. The decision may have been made by an overworked
> engineer who needed a quick fix. Oh yeah, the engineer may not have had any
> idea of how he or she was infringing. And, their manager may not have known
> either.
> 
> If Sony Doesn't' Do The Right Thing, *then* it's a different ball game.
> 
> Later,
> 
> Rick
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