Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

Re: Why copyright is really-really-really dead

Author:Robert Cassidy
Posted:7/3/2000; 4:16:23 PM
Topic:Why copyright is really-really-really dead
Msg #:18317 (In response to 18300)
Prev/Next:18316 / 18318

Music companies: take note. Copy protection and DRM are useless pieces of software you shouldn't be wasting your (*our*) money on. Instead, pay the artists better or see them leave your ranks and go to a direct pay model.

Well, it seems that not everyone agrees with you:

http://partners.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/07/biztech/articles/03pate.html

While not foolproof, the concept sounds very difficult to hack and would probably cause most people not to bother...

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