A History of the Digital Copyright Struggle

sconeu writes "The National Journal has an article detailing the battle between Hollywood and Silicon Valley. An interesting read, it discusses the tech industry's early miscues, and the efforts made to ensure that Hollywood isn't the only voice heard on the Hill."

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Re:Digital Rights Management

[Golias]

Maybe you don't want to pay $20 for a CD. That doesn't matter. I want you to. There's a reason for that. I'll give you a hint: Its not because I got 1500 on the SATs.

The problem with most people reading Slashdot is that they don't have jobs that depend on the goodwill and kindness of the community. They're telling musicians like me that I'm supposed to. What would you do if your boss told you that unless the software sells 3 million copies, you get nothing? Welcome to our world.

If the tenuous nature of making a living off your music bothers you, maybe you should get a day job. I'm sorry, but at no point in human history did the majority of musicians make a good living at it.

If you want me to pay $20 for your CD, make damned sure you sell it in a format that I can easilly back up on my HD, and take full advantage of Fair Use whenever I want. Otherwise you won't ever sell one to me, no matter what your SAT score was.

You do not have a right to make money off your art. Most artists don't.