- From: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:52:52 -0700
- To: Duncan Bayne <dhgbayne@fastmail.fm>
- Cc: public-restrictedmedia@w3.org
On Oct 8, 2013, at 15:07 , Duncan Bayne <dhgbayne@fastmail.fm> wrote: >>> The right time to arrange remuneration is before you do the work, not after. >> >> You're seriously suggesting that movie companies sell futures in a movie >> they are thinking of making, and only make it when they've sold enough? > > It's being done right now, successfully. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_ignorance#Argument_from_incredulity.2FLack_of_imagination ah, because Hawaiians can propel canoes using paddles, they are a viable means of propelling anything, including super-tankers. Yes, crowd-sourcing can and has worked in some cases, and pre-sales can and have, and so on. It's a great *addition* to the ways of remunerating creators, but it's not a replacement. > >> Yes, for everyone; for the content owner, distributor, and honest user. >> I've said it before: no one *likes* DRM, they just dislike it less than >> all the alternatives they can find. > > That's not at all true in many cases. There are many movies, songs, > books and computer programs available without DRM. Yes, indeed, and that's great. But it's not all content creators that can or are willing to go that way. David Singer Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.
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