On 16 May 2013, at 14:32, Stefan Schreiber <st...@mail.telepac.pt> wrote:
> Ah, another new business model for music delivered via the WWW... > :-) > > Just to warn you: These exclusive contracts (where Majors pick just one > distributor for a "special" format) might not work, in a legal sense. Sure. Just as Apple's DRM m4a format was and remains an exclusive to Apple. > As a musician (and if musicians have a say, which still can be the case) I > would refuse this model, because it would lead to < complete fragmentation > > of the surround online market. Not really. But it rewards the early adopters. Nobody would or could sign a contract that is indefinite. Just like AT&T eventually lost it's exclusive status with the iPhone, so that would happen with the formats or their equivalents. Amazon still sells MP3, while Apple continues to sell MP4-AAC, but that hasn't led to a complete fragmentation of the stereo online market. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 4853 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20130516/8aeded25/attachment.bin> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
