Comment Re:The *REAL* Reason RIAA is Scared (Score 1) 402
if you bought MS Word 5.1 for the Mac on floppies, that doesn't mean that you should be entitled to MS Word 2000 on CD due to the G4's lack of a floppy drive
true, but unlike software, which changes from version to version, musical content does not change whether i have it on a record or a cd. I still have the same music, and only one copy of it, right?
Observe: my vynil copy of Muddy Waters at Newport has the same songs as my cd of the same album; if record companies could be sure that they were getting an even trade, as far as rights were concerned, they could trade me my record for a cd.
That, however, does not make them any money-- the record companies have no use for outdated media that cannot be resold (okay, maybe to some audiophiles, but any true audiophile already has this album). Regardless, an trade of media formats can only lose money for the record companies, as new formats have their superiorities and unique expenses of production.
-bennyk
true, but unlike software, which changes from version to version, musical content does not change whether i have it on a record or a cd. I still have the same music, and only one copy of it, right?
Observe: my vynil copy of Muddy Waters at Newport has the same songs as my cd of the same album; if record companies could be sure that they were getting an even trade, as far as rights were concerned, they could trade me my record for a cd.
That, however, does not make them any money-- the record companies have no use for outdated media that cannot be resold (okay, maybe to some audiophiles, but any true audiophile already has this album). Regardless, an trade of media formats can only lose money for the record companies, as new formats have their superiorities and unique expenses of production.
-bennyk
