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 2013-10-08 14:20 Duncan Bayne 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 as a fight for survival by those who profit by an outdated business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.

agreed, but that's all the more reason not to aid and abet that outdated 
business model
-- 
Cheers

Received on Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:06:14 UTC