>Perhaps, but consider this
>* at the moment, it is extremely easy to make, and sell for money, legals
>CDs (Warner Bros does this)
>* at the moment, it is extremely easy to make, and illegally sell for
>money, illegal CDs (Chinese people unknown to me do this)
>
>* the illegal bit does not happen >at all< in the US but happens
>extensively in China.
Because Americans like to shop in BIG retail chains for the most part. And
most of the non-HUMONGOID retail places are usually run by people that have
some sort of connection to underground music lables. Therefore piracy is
rare.
But let's look at the video renta/sale business. In America people DO
pirate movies. Those people who hang out on city streets with tables full
of movies probably did not get them through an authorized
distributer. Especially if it's of a movie that is currently playing :-)
Also, you ever notice that sometimes the videotape from your rental place
has a label that is photocopied and badly glued on?
Americans don't pirate... heh.
>* at the moment, it is extremely easy to make, and sell for money, legal
>digital versions of music over the internet
>(http://www.bmgmusicservice.com) {I Hate Earthweb, BTW, but thats another
>story <: } .. although this is in its infancy, of course.
First off, why do you hate earthweb?
They arn't selling digital works over the internet. They are using the
internaet to sell CDs. Big difference.
>* at the moment, it is extremely easy to illegally rip-off, and sell for
>money, illegal digital versions of music over the internet
>(http://www.taylor.org/how-easy/natanthem.aiff) .. although this is in
>its infancy, of course.
You will soon start to see sites that offer music directly and arn't
concerned about selling cds. It will be more advertising centered. Free.
They arn't selling info, they'll be providing a service of a place in where
one can find music.
>In example A up above, legal and social mores (or if you prefer 'the
>influence of big corporations', whatever ..) dominate over tech
>possibilities. So perhaps same will happen as Example B rolls around.
The social morals will follow soon. I don't see how the public has any
vested interest in keeping IP.
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