[HANASHIR:3413] RE: MP3

[Judy Git <hillel...>]

THANK YOU ADRIAN!!  Now THAT makes sense!  It was all this talk of "available
for FREE over the internet" that was confusing me.  So - how ARE they going to
stop pirating?  :o)

Judy

Adrian Durlester wrote:

> Judy:
>
> The plan is that music would be available to download in MP3 format by
> purchasing it, in the same way one can now buy software and get it delivered
> over the web. Unless you are a very good hacker, you won't simply have free
> access to every MP3 download available. You'll have to make a credit card
> transaction to get the download. The artist, or record company, or whoever
> controls the website will take in the proceeds and through appropriate
> royalty arrangements the money will get to the songwriters, etc.
>
> However-as Andy stated, there's nothing to stop people from duping stuff
> from CDs into MP3 format and making it available free on the web. From my
> perspective, this is no different that existing bootleg recording
> technology.
>
> I hope that helps clear it up.
>
> Adrian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) 
> shamash(dot)org]On
> Behalf Of Judy Git
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 1:02 PM
> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Subject: [HANASHIR:3403] RE: MP3
>
> Adrian,
>
> Thank you so much for the very detailed response to my question.  There is
> only
> one question that remains unanswered in my mind - other than the details vis
> a
> vis how one plays MP3 music and stuff like that.  I apologize for harping on
> this one issue, but it still is very unclear to me.  How do the artists (not
> the
> record companies, but the ARTISTS) make a living using MP3 technology?
>



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