Packing
I’m packing to head to Austin, Texas tomorrow morning early. It will be my first “real” trip to the lonestar state. Whoa.
Mark Cuban is on fire. With the MGM vs. Grokster case, there is a potential for massive precedent to be set. I love that Cuban is supporting the EFF. I am strongly on the side of advancement of technology in cases such as this one. Technology does not steal music. People do.
Media will only continue to become more digital, more on-demand, more pervasive, and more integrated into our daily lives. Music will be created and distributed in increasingly complex and simplified ways. Movies will become on-demand, in the home, and wherever we want them to be. The need for a physical transactional medium will be exacerbated.
This all being said. The RIAA, and many other content protection organizations are freaking out. They blame technology. This is flat out wrong.
I love buying my music from the iTunes Music Store more than I ever thought I would. Most of my friends do as well. I think that as we move into the future, technology needs to be given free reign to develop better and more sophisticated DRM methods, along with more advanced distribution vehicles. Trying to stop the development of file sharing and peer-to-peer networks, will only hinder the ability of these content organizations to adapt to a paradigm shit that has already begun.
People will share media. Digital media is the future. Content is king, and will be shared freely. This can not be stopped. The media companies need to step down from their ivory towers and recognize the need for technology development moving into the future. Don’t hinder it, it will only hurt everyone in the end.
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