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1. Comment - Sony Tests New Copy Protection on CDs

   (May 31, 2005 - 9:37 PM)

   I don't think copyrights should be taken lightly but it's vital we remember their original purpose. That original purpose was not to make massive distribution companies capable of bilking the supplier and consumer of their goods. Yet that is what they've done since their inception. They will use all loopholes and all they can acheive to maximize profits and minimize expenses, this is not inherently bad unless you do it at the exploitation of others. The music industry has had the capacity to manhandle artists with their monopolistic powers and then give an album to the market that has one or two hit songs on it and the rest of it filled with crap. They were likely the ones that taught ol' Gates about the concept of bundling. They excuse asking 15-25 dollars for one or two good songs simply because they are nestled in a bundle of other filler songs. I don't agree with the outright dismisal of copyright protection but the industry set themselves up for this long ago "what goes up must come down". When the virtuous folks in Hollyweird can manage to give us dvd's for less than ten bucks and the soundtracks still cost in excess of $15 someone has some serious problems in logic. If the music industry attempted to be ethical in more matters than just their stringent self righteous litigatory rampage they might have more of my sympathy.