Re: Cory Doctorow: W3C green-lights adding DRM to the Web's standards, says it's OK for your browser to say "I can't let you do that, Dave" [via Restricted Media Community Group]

On Oct 8, 2013, at 14:20 , Duncan Bayne <dhgbayne@fastmail.fm> wrote:

>> - crowdfunding a la kickstarter is a second
>> - distributed patronage by existing fans a third
>> - loss leading live performances/related merchandise with digital goods a 
>> forth
>> - competing on accessibility, convenience and service a fifth (note:
>> you're 
>> directly competing with piracy in this model, DRM is not gonna improve
>> your 
>> chances)
>> - then there's the alternative provided by creative commons type free
>> culture
> 
> But this is the issue: all of those solutions are viable, but probably
> involve the death of the studios, recording companies, etc. as we know
> them now.  There will always be a need for many of the services they
> offer, but I suspect their days of being billion-dollar corporations are
> coming to a close.
> 
> Don't think of the fight for DRM as a fight against piracy; think of it
> as a fight for survival by those who profit by an outdated business
> model, and it becomes much easier to understand.

no more big-budget movies or TV shows, huh?  kinda sad, don't you think?

David Singer
Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.

Received on Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:01:45 UTC