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Not going to work for a very simple reason, regardless of the complexity of licensing: making a copy is easier. No registration, no licensing, no DRM, no interm

by rickmb 14y ago

Not going to work for a very simple reason, regardless of the complexity of licensing: making a copy is easier. No registration, no licensing, no DRM, no intermediate, just you and the person that has a copy of the other song. The very essence of P2P. Yes, it's "illegal", but that's the whole point: it's only illegal because people thought that a model based on making copying illegal would work. It doesn't, at least not in the 21st century. No business model is going to fix that, "illegal" copying is here to stay. All we can do now is remove the "illegal" part and start finding entirely new business models that don't depend on such restrictions.

tmh88j 14y ago
>Not going to work for a very simple reason, regardless of the complexity of licensing: making a copy is easier. Itunes and Amazon Marketplace work so I don't see any reason why this couldn't. I'm not claiming it's pure gold (I agree that there are absurdly large barriers to cross), just arguing your reasoning as to why it won't work.
- marquis 14y ago
  Itunes and Amazon work as long as you are the kind of person who deals with restrictions ok. How many times have I had non-technical friends come to me with their iPod and ask me how they can share music with another friend and be frustrated that it's not possible, I've lost count.
- diego_moita 14y ago
  > Itunes and Amazon Marketplace work The study is about emerging economies. Itunes and Amazon Marketplace barely exist for them.