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1. Comment - RIAA Tries to Combat P2P Networks

   (Sep 19, 2005 - 6:43 PM)

   I stand corrected and should be careful with the words that I use. This is not a “pointless” debate... it is an “ENDLESS” debate with no clear right or wrong answer!
   
   *Neolution*
   "Liberal? Conservative? All that matters is that you're wrong." - Stephen Colbert (Daily Show)

2. Comment - RIAA Tries to Combat P2P Networks

   (Sep 18, 2005 - 2:55 AM)

   Excuse me for being long winded but I need to get this of my chest...
   
   This is a pointless debate that will not be solved any time in the near future. Individuals that are unwilling to pay for a product or service, will continue to find ways to obtain what they desire regardless of what the RIAA and other organizations do to prevent it. Technology is evolving too fast for any “real” control system. It was a problem that the entertainment industry has been dealing with for decades and is a problem that they are starting to lose. I personally feel that the industry needs to change its out-dated business strategies and evolve at the same rate as it’s customer base.
   
   The rate that recording technology has improved is exponential. From the introduction of the phonograph record to the current technologies of digital media, the media has dramatically changed. In fact, we have seen the introduction of new products explode in the last three decades. For example: Approximately 20 years ago, audio tapes were the standard media for obtain music for personal use. But since then, the introduction of the WAV format, CD, MiniDisc, MP3 format, DVD and other technologies has allowed consumers to obtain a digital copy of want they want that is an identical to a master.
   
   Consumers have quickly accepted these technologies and in some case, have improved upon them. The record industry has not been as fortunate. An example of this is how the industry handled the availability of recordable tapes and CDs. For years the music industry accepted the possibility of people copying music to tape or CD, and simply collected royalties from the manufacturer that produce products that were used to copy music. The industry received a small percentage of every blank tape and CD purchased by consumers. However, now the music industry has fell behind and is out of the loop. A person can download a song from a P2P and store it on various digital devices without a single cent going to the record industry. The same goes for the movie industry.
   
   If the industry was more focused on developing talented artists and pioneering new technologies / innovations, instead of force feeding the public the same old regurgitated crap (i.e cloned “mickey mouse club” vocalists and one hit wonders, never-ending assault of movie remakes and sequels) or struggling to control the current over-aged system (i.e. monopolized media outlet, expensive and dragged out law suits); then people like Shawn Fanning would not have developed things like Napster to fill the empty void that the industry has left open for us.
   
   I am not saying it is ethically right to obtain illegal music. What I am trying to say is... Pandora’s box is open! The media industries will never close it. If they could just pull their heads out of their arses and offered the consumer something equally useful in exchange. This would not be such a big issue. The industry needs to evolve with the demands of the consumer.
   
   The RIAA represent thousands of artists and numerous business. Why is it that all these entities can easily come together under the RIAA umbrella for a lawsuit, but this same group can not come together online? Unlike products like Napster that provided the user a single source to download music from and the ability to listen to on virtually any media device, the industry solution is to have multiple sites (each requiring separate fees) and various copyright-protected formats that restrict use on tracks consumers have paid for. This is not an step forward, it is a frustrating step backwards. Apple’s iTunes is a move in the right direction, but still needs to evolve.... That’s my two cents!
   
   *Neolution*
   "Liberal? Conservative? All that matters is that you're wrong." - Stephen Colbert (Daily Show)