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To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (34725)	11/7/2000 2:21:16 PM
From: Frederick Smart	Respond to of 42771

Playing New Music..... >>The intention isn't to stop music piracy It is to enable various methods of charging for the music "experience" to compete with just stealing it. This can be done by simplifying the transaction and making it more convenient for the individual to pay rather than steal. This can't happen without individuals having the ability to own virtual property. That can't happen without an identity vault and a secure digital identity. That is the basic line of reasoning which I use. Of course it is impossible to stop piracy, but that isn't the point. The system developed should be touted as the most flexible and secure way to enable individuals to purchase and own virtual property --- via their identity vault.>> Paul: Music isn't art unless the final expression of it is FREE - ie. the experience must relate to the underlying freedom each individual has "feel" and share his/her experience with him/herself and others in deeply personal ways. When music and art gets co-opted away from these deeply personal free zones it ceases to be art. It simply becomes commercialized sounds, chatter, vibrations, etc. I'd strongly argue that MUSIC can be distributed as art across the net in very direct, personal ways that do not violate the rights of artists to create or receive value for their efforts. Notice I used the words "direct and personal". Pirating music and blasting it all over the place is not "direct and personal." I'd argue the distribution of music has become far too commercialized and separated from "direct and personal" service paradigms where there is more receiving, sharing, caring, serving and giving. Perhaps the main problem is in the way we perceive, interact and share music with others. I don't know about anyone else, but I'd argue that the average individual out there is scared to death about even the thought of singing, performing, creating and sharing their own personal music as a deeply personal expression. It's as if all this heavy beating impressive commercialized zoning and targeting of music has scared the bejeesus out of the average individual. But how can technology from Novell open up doors that make a difference? Novell can make a difference by focusing on INDIVIDUAL trust, authentication and control technologies that allow the average person to listen to music on a fully FREE basis as disparate bits and bites that can be sourced from these millions and millions of virtual servers all over the net. ONE song spliced and diced into millions and millions of disparately sourced files that all come together in a deeply personal way when the INDIVIDUAL is experiencing this music for his/her benefit. You cannot transfer these millions and millions of disparate bites to others for the streaming source is located from millions of disparate directions. If I want to put this all together in ONE cohesive piece I have to buy a CD or limited use licence which allows me to listen to a more polished, direct version of these sound files but my ability to copy is restricted/limited by the piecemeal nature of "in the moment" assembly. Bottom line, ALL musicians want more folks to listen to their music. But more importantly, if given the chance to be part of a new, more open distribution technology, many would jump at the chance to have a more direct and "deeply personal" connections with their listeners. Right now, commercial music interests still have a hammerlock over distribution channels directed to the mass market. The net will change this, but it will take time. More and more INDIVIDUALS have to embrace more direct means to listen, interact and share the musical art they love. This means more net-based tools, services and technologies need to be rolled out which will only help change the rules of the game in ways that alter our perception and understanding of music. I strongly believe music will become one of THE BIGGEST threads in the future of the REAL internet. Music has all of the components which involve the elevation of THE INDIVIDUAL to the pedestal of interactive freedom with themselves and others: personalization, privacy, trust, energy, feelings, love. If there are there any technologists who glimpse some of what I'm trying to share on this subject I'd be happy to share more ideas and energy. Peace. GO!!

To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (34725)	11/8/2000 11:12:02 AM
From: PJ Strifas	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42771

You bring up some interesting points - Tell me if I'm wrong with this scenario: Napster uses eDirectory for user authentication and access priviledges. I register with them and they create an account for me (called it PJNapster). They use this user object to grant me priviledges within their system. (perhaps they can use it for accessing music or managing certificates too!) I have a Personal Directory installed on my PC at home and created a "myDirectory" that stores my personal data. The user I created there was PJStrifas. I populate PJStrifas with personal information (name, address, phone, etc). When I access my PC, Personal Directory is started and I log into it using my user name and the password I chose. When I want to access my Napster information - I use client software (in this example, Novell Client) to log into their Directory. To do this, I "tell" Personal Directory that I'm logging into a remote Directory and it asks for my crendentials to do so for me (username & password). After successful log in, Personal Directory caches ALL information associated with my user object in Napster's Tree locally. So when I look at my Personal Directory, I would see user entries for PJStrifas and PJNapster (simplified explaination). I can then choose to synchronize information between PJStrifas and PJNapster. I literally pick and choose what information I will share with Napster (ie, address, phone number, etc). At a predefined interval, my Personal Directory will synchronize the cached information of my Napster user (PJNapster) back to the Napster Tree. So in the end, the information contained in the properties of my Napster user object are "filled" by the sync process with my Personal Directory. I control what information Napster has based on the fact that I fill out the properties of my user object in their tree! Now, extending the Directory to store information beyond the basic user is going to be an interesting development. Napster would need to extend the schema (rules defining objects) to hold whatever information it deems necessary. In doing so, my local schema would ALSO need to be extended to be able to identify the extensions otherwise I could not manage them correctly. I hope this helps... Regards, Peter J Strifas PS - this same process can be done via LDAP as well. I haven't tested that part out yet...