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Technology Stocks : LAST MILE TECHNOLOGIES - Let's Discuss Them Here
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To: lml who wrote (8155)8/23/2000 6:26:28 AM
From: MikeM54321  Read Replies (1) of 12823
 
"However, I grant you, there will always be a select few who will spend the necessary time, effort and expense to "breach" such security systems for their own personal satisfaction."

lml- I think herein lies the difference between pre-Internet and post Internet. Those select few have the capability of becoming hundreds of millions at the press of a button.

Hollywood has always battled technology from day one. I wish I had the article I read that gave the overview of this. IMVHO, this time that battle cannot be won, only postponed. The Internet is changing everything and will be very difficult to stop as long as a music CD is $15 and a movie is....gee I don't even know what they cost since I never bought one. Aren't they around $20 or $30 for a DVD.

And why are they so much? Because multimillion dollar paychecks that have to be written to produce this junk that is force fed to the masses via their lock on distribution. In other words, Hollywood with their lock on distribution, dictate taste. And for the most part, their taste ain't pretty but their paychecks are huge.

When the distribution chain is finally broken and consumers are allowed to choose from a wide range of content, then Hollywood's current content will cost what it's worth-- Not much. And the theft will automatically stop when the recording medium becomes more expensive than the content.

Anyway that's my theory. And I agree with you that the MPAA will do everything in their power to stop this from happening. It's been their MO since their birth. -MikeM(From Florida)
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