A moment of talk on digital rights and burning music cd’s with proposed new restrictions
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There is a new proposal on the
table (being tested by BMG Music
Group already, the 5th largest label) that would only allow a certain number
of copies to be made of any purchased or even downloaded music files. What
does this mean to you? Well you could make a copy for your car, maybe
your kids and then the cd would not allow copies. We all know that
some 12 year old would soon beat the technology, but for the general population
this could be huge. The desire is to start limiting the sale and
distribution of copies and shared music files.
Tools under review
by the major labels would limit the number of backups that could be made
from ordinary compact discs and prevent copied, or "burned,"
versions from being used to create further copies, according to Macrovision
and SunnComm International, rivals that are developing competing versions
of the digital rights management (DRM) software.
Now as a self proclaimed attendee of CMPA
(constant music playing anonymous), this could dampen my loading up the
iPod
for me, the Rio MP3 player for the kid and a copy for the car later if
I decide not to use the iPod
FM transmitter. Skipping
any debate over how cds and music are shared on the Internet, copyright
infringement, low cost of cd production versus what the artist makes, etc
...... should a user that buys a cd (legally of course) be able to make
as many copies as they want for their own use? Then when I buy it,
does my kid qualify as my own use? I know I use the kid to cut the
grass and shovel the snow, can they use me for music?
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On Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004 by Chris Miller
