Comment Re:DRM is pointless (Score 1) 634
Yes it is a rhetorical question because there aren't any absolutes in the Music/DRM question and people that say DRM is ALWAYS bad or good aren't being honest. Sure there are a lot of middle men who didn't help but I'm sure there are a lot who did help artists - maybe artists who wouldn't have gotten a shot by a fickle public but were given enough encouragement by a middle man and a label who saw potential, just as there were middle men who exploited talented musicians who probably would have been great regardless of a label.
The popularity contest comment pertains to those situations in which a crowd isn't always right. What's the old line? "Eat dog sh*t, a thousand flies can't be wrong!"
To me the situation could ultimately become a zero-sum game where the more freedom we have (which is great!) may be offset by an endless sea of mediocrity.
I guess only time will tell.
The popularity contest comment pertains to those situations in which a crowd isn't always right. What's the old line? "Eat dog sh*t, a thousand flies can't be wrong!"
To me the situation could ultimately become a zero-sum game where the more freedom we have (which is great!) may be offset by an endless sea of mediocrity.
I guess only time will tell.
