http://underdevelopmentlaw.com/the-war-against-piracy/ The Law Offices of Mona A. Ibrahim Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:38:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://underdevelopmentlaw.com/the-war-against-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Mona Ibrahim Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:34:57 +0000 http://underdevelopmentlaw.com/?p=26#comment-23 Excellent response, and I apologize for not posting it sooner. In a related note: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122966038836021137.html" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122966038836021137.html</a> The major questions presented across the industries, and what I consider perhaps the strongest argument in favor of an access model, is interoperability. How do we make entertainment available in a manner that allows users to transfer their music from one system to another without forcing users to purchase multiple copies of something they "own"? A perfect example is the new DRM-free model for iTunes-- users have already purchased tracks, but to purchase the version they can play on their preferred player they need to pay an additional fee. Yes, people covet property rights-- but property rights imply the right to use that property as one sees fit, and as we've seen in so many cases, that simply isn't the case in the area of intellectual property law when you are the purchaser as opposed to the rights holder. I 100% agree with you concerning companies going out of business-- but would you have that fear if it were Apple or Microsoft who worked on an access model, as opposed to financially unstable companies like RealNetworks? Technology changes and new models are adopted. Ten years ago no one would have guessed that something like iTunes could be competitive with brick and mortar CD sales. And I think that being able to download as much music as you want at a set monthly rate would be very attractive to a lot of people. Excellent response, and I apologize for not posting it sooner. In a related note:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122966038836021137.html
The major questions presented across the industries, and what I consider perhaps the strongest argument in favor of an access model, is interoperability. How do we make entertainment available in a manner that allows users to transfer their music from one system to another without forcing users to purchase multiple copies of something they “own”? A perfect example is the new DRM-free model for iTunes– users have already purchased tracks, but to purchase the version they can play on their preferred player they need to pay an additional fee.
Yes, people covet property rights– but property rights imply the right to use that property as one sees fit, and as we’ve seen in so many cases, that simply isn’t the case in the area of intellectual property law when you are the purchaser as opposed to the rights holder.
I 100% agree with you concerning companies going out of business– but would you have that fear if it were Apple or Microsoft who worked on an access model, as opposed to financially unstable companies like RealNetworks?
Technology changes and new models are adopted. Ten years ago no one would have guessed that something like iTunes could be competitive with brick and mortar CD sales. And I think that being able to download as much music as you want at a set monthly rate would be very attractive to a lot of people.

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