In principle and on paper, your theory works. However, in practice, most artists/recording studios/publishers/etc. have not had their millions of dollars of income damaged by Napster and it's cousins. How many of these groups have declared bankruptcy as a result of these free trading practices?
As far as I can tell, this product will essentially keep the order of things as it is. Many people will still simply go and buy the album/password to listen to the encrypted file, keeping the incomes of the music creators/marketers in the green. Meanwhile, the same crowd of people who currently free-trade these files will find a way to circumvent the "protection" placed on these files.
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In principle and on paper, your theory works. However, in practice, most artists/recording studios/publishers/etc. have not had their millions of dollars of income damaged by Napster and it's cousins. How many of these groups have declared bankruptcy as a result of these free trading practices?
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As far as I can tell, this product will essentially keep the order of things as it is. Many people will still simply go and buy the album/password to listen to the encrypted file, keeping the incomes of the music creators/marketers in the green. Meanwhile, the same crowd of people who currently free-trade these files will find a way to circumvent the "protection" placed on these files.
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