09-13-2003, 08:40 PM
That's what I'm saying. Penny-Arcade linked several places that offer either encrypted P2P services or an untracable network that routes all requests through other computers with no tracelog so it's impossible to tell where a request is coming from or going to.
RIAA can't fight it, CD's are are a horse and buggy in the era of the Model T.
Musicians are going to have to learn to use the internet as a promotion tool, and concerts as a way of making money. Just like movies, people will ALWAYS pay for a concert or a chance to see a movie on the big screen, but you won't be able to limit information exchange through the internet because technology will just outpace any attempt to stop it.
Book authors probably have more to worry about than musicians.
RIAA can't fight it, CD's are are a horse and buggy in the era of the Model T.
Musicians are going to have to learn to use the internet as a promotion tool, and concerts as a way of making money. Just like movies, people will ALWAYS pay for a concert or a chance to see a movie on the big screen, but you won't be able to limit information exchange through the internet because technology will just outpace any attempt to stop it.
Book authors probably have more to worry about than musicians.