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Non-Tech : The New Iomega '2000' Discussion Group
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To: Rocky Reid who wrote (1456)7/6/1999 9:26:00 PM
From: Bill Fischofer  Read Replies (1) of 5023
 
Re: MP3, et al

A couple of points of clarification:

1. MP3 is here already without copy-protection. It will not go away.

2. Anyone can rip a CD into an MP3 file. This is how all of those nasty MP3 files get created in the first place.

3. The CD-audio format is fixed and cannot be changed without obsoleting zillions of existing CD players. The audio industry has no choice but to continue releasing music on CDs which will immediately be ripped into copyable MP3 files.

The result is that the genie is out of the bottle and cannot be put back in. SDMI and its bretheren are simply an industry smokescreen to try and divert attention from this fact. They are all DOA.

What will the ultimate outcome be? Simple. The recording industry will have to dramatically lower the price of audio CDs to the point where they are priced competitively with other storage media. As the software industry has learned, this is the only effective means of controlling copying. This means the retail price of CDs is headed for $4.99 whether the industry likes it or not. Expect much kicking and screaming along the way, but the consumer who is very tired of paying $15 and up for audio CDs will be the ultimate beneficiary.
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