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To: jetcityrandy who wrote (35586)	12/6/1999 11:44:00 AM
From: Dave B	Read Replies (2) of 93625

OTOTOTOTOTOT Randy, Can the Performing/Recording Artists Union screw this up, like they did Digital Audio Tape? My take -- mostly they cannot. The only vehicle for DAT was in audio equipment -- it doesn't serve as a PC on-line storage vehicle (the access time would have been way too slow). Writable DVDs can already be purchased, and with Pioneer's announcement it is clear that a version compatible with video DVD players is available. The usage of DVD's in PCs will continue to grow (they're pretty much standard in mid- and high-level systems now). Once writable DVDs come down in price, they'll replace the read-only versions. Video DVD's already have copy-protection built in, so you can't duplicate them (until someone breaks it). Recordable DVDs could then be used just as a VCR is -- to record programs from broadcast television, duplicate your home movies to send to the grandparents, et cetera. The artist's union can't do anything about that. Dave p.s. I just bought a CD-RW and am discovering that there are many more uses than I originally planned on.

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