Bruce vinal sentinel enterprise11/13/2023 One from a dear friend of mine, working as an accountmanager for a large infrastructure-software company, the other was my dad’s. I don’t agree totally with the statement, I found out this weekend. At that point, the quality argument no longer applies. Once Apple enables lossless downloads, that will be the final nail in CD’s coffin. We currently are not yet there, but I think that’s the direction in which we are headed. In summary, I expect to be able to buy a license to FLAC content and to be legally free to transcode it to lossy format. Though software enforcement of DRM is going away, the legal structure of content licensing remains.Ĭopyright holders will probably have a convenience fee-based feature to convert media, but as computers get ever more powerful and expansive in terms of storage, that option will be rarely used. That is superior to the current physical media model. If I bought something on iTunes, I can re-download it in the event of a loss. ITuned is a form of such license management. Physical media is already largely in the past – except for most popular releases, we can only buy some movies and music online already. You will soon explicitly buy a license to listen to or view specific content, and that license will enable you to enjoy the content in multiple formats. To make this long story shorter, I think we are headed in the direction of today’s enterprise volume license management. MPAA this time is actively enforcing their licenses. When I pay for physical media, what I really paid for is the license to view it and the disk acts as a copyright protection dongle and convenience media. As long as I have proof of purchase, I should be able to replace the media without having to replace the license.įast-forwarding to today’s video media (there’s a term that’s soon to become obsolete…), we have the same issue. At the time they thought I was asking a silly question, but my opinion is that if all I own is a license to use content, then the media is just a delivery mechanism to allow me to enjoy that content more conveniently. I remember asking some people in mid 90s after reading the writing on CDs (do not lend) whether I could get a replacement copy of CD media should my CD get damaged. Owning physical objects without really owning them (use of content subject to license is not what I would call ownership) does not really make sense to me. To me, owning physical is the old way, the new way is relying on the network. I think looking at Generation Y is a clue to what is to come, media will represent the culture it’s providing for: portable, mobile, interconnected, interactive and on-demand. Take my kid sister, who’s visiting at my house for our Mother’s day dinner, she streams content online, downloads it from the internet, and has an iPod. Could this apply to books with the new Amazon Kindle? Maybe, yet I think it’s one of the few types of media that will still retain it’s original form –sometimes it’s nice to unplug. This isn’t just about TV or movies, but applies to my CD collection too –I will never willingfuly buy a CD again if I can get it on demand. Once I buy it, I can always download it again in the future, and at some point, most media becomes free in order to give it a second life. So what’s the future? I prefer to buy via iTunes, or Amazon music (DRM free), or stream the shows live from the web, even Netflix offers on demand via the web –you don’t have to open the mailbox. Perhaps it’s a Western mentality, the desire to ‘own’ and have collections of content. 5) It’s bad for the environment: If there’s anything the world needs less of it’s forged plastic disks and equally bad for the environment containers.įriends and family of mine like to own media libraries, but I question exactly how many times they watch it after buying it.4) Owning media is a liability: It depreciates over time, can be a challenge and a headache to sell.3) It reminds me of the 80s and 90s when my friends would buy shelves and shelves of VHS tapes –DVDs will be antiquated, as new formats are already coming around beyond Blu-Ray.1) I’m impatient, I want it, when I want it.Some in Twitter say they’d prefer to buy the DVD set, where I prefer to have it on demand, and not own or have to manage any plastic.Ī few reasons why I think owning physical media (DVDs, CDs) is antiquated: Interesting conversation on Twitter this weekend with my new friend HarryAllen, as I’m discussing how I consume my media, in this particular case I’m watching the final season of Battlestar Galactica, season 4. Most people consume media in a disposable method, despite the fact they want to own it.
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