Maybe I missed the fine points in the article, but doesn't Office do half of this stuff already?
Admittedly some of it is tricky for people used to typewriters, but MSFT is just changing how their protection systems in Office work and linking them to their server software to encourage a switch. Oh, and adding a funky acronym that allows them to invoke the DCMA.
Not sure what the law is in the US, but in Canada radio stations pay a license fee to a centralized copyright bureau that is shared amongst all artists that receive airplay. If you record from the radio you are not breaking any laws as long as it is for private use only.
It's not like Apple went to Limewire and ripped off all of these songs. A portion of your $0.99 is going to the major labels that provided the material.
Still, a welcome step in the right direction. Now after I've checked out a song for free on Limewire (full length, not 30s sample...) and decided I really like the band, I can flow some cash through Apple to pay for the tunes.
Without sounding too '1984', the real challenge for the tech companies is organizing their lobbying and political influence quickly. The entertainment industry has tremendous influence, mainly through corporate donations, structured and entrenched lobbying organizations (RIAA...) and media control.
Tech companies need to get organized and start showing politicians the power of the internet as a media tool in order to get more respect on the hill. This is a good step forward, but it should have been done years ago.
Microsoft, love 'em or leave 'em, is learning the costs of not playing politics the hard way with the DoJ.
The old political boys in both Canada and the US would legislate the possibility of this out the window in North America. My impression is that things move so fast in Korea that they couldn't block something like this in government. When you have to build a network big enough to cover North America, the politicians have a bit more time to respond.
Geez, I sound like a conspiracy theorist. Sorry.
I really can't believe there is a digital theatre in Kansas, but the nearest digital projection to my humble central Canadian abode is in Boston. Hello? Toronto? Montreal?
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Why would Canadians want to pay for music online? We pay for it via a levy every time we buy blank media, so this service is redundant.
RIAA: "Here's $4,000. We're going to settle for $2,000 and you can keep the rest, but we're going to use your name in the media to make an example."
Brianna: "That's a lot of Barbie dolls. OK!"
Only in France.
Admittedly some of it is tricky for people used to typewriters, but MSFT is just changing how their protection systems in Office work and linking them to their server software to encourage a switch. Oh, and adding a funky acronym that allows them to invoke the DCMA.
I happily accept the -1 (irrelevant)
Not sure what the law is in the US, but in Canada radio stations pay a license fee to a centralized copyright bureau that is shared amongst all artists that receive airplay. If you record from the radio you are not breaking any laws as long as it is for private use only.
It's not like Apple went to Limewire and ripped off all of these songs. A portion of your $0.99 is going to the major labels that provided the material.
Still, a welcome step in the right direction. Now after I've checked out a song for free on Limewire (full length, not 30s sample...) and decided I really like the band, I can flow some cash through Apple to pay for the tunes.
Tech companies need to get organized and start showing politicians the power of the internet as a media tool in order to get more respect on the hill. This is a good step forward, but it should have been done years ago.
Microsoft, love 'em or leave 'em, is learning the costs of not playing politics the hard way with the DoJ.
The old political boys in both Canada and the US would legislate the possibility of this out the window in North America. My impression is that things move so fast in Korea that they couldn't block something like this in government. When you have to build a network big enough to cover North America, the politicians have a bit more time to respond. Geez, I sound like a conspiracy theorist. Sorry.
I really can't believe there is a digital theatre in Kansas, but the nearest digital projection to my humble central Canadian abode is in Boston. Hello? Toronto? Montreal?