I was reading something about copyright laws yesterday when something caught my attention. There was a comment about how copyright laws are out dated and possibly not even enforced anymore when directed at the average consumer.
The Idea behind this post was to point out that we are no longer using Stores to transfer media like we did with
vinyl records or tapes. The media is readily available over the Internet for immediate download, and the ease of sharing is extremely easy. The RIAA needs to reform its actions when it comes to copyright protection and stop pursuing the average consumer for downloading licenced music.
What needs to happen is the Removal of companies that allow shared music and other files over P2P (Person to Person) networks like Kazza, Limewire, or Bearshare. Then we need to add some sort of Watermark to all media that actually limits the Copy of digital media. Next, if the copyright is somehow figured out on how to be removed we need to shut down the programs being shared and sue the company or individual for creating the program. This is Hypothetically only if we do this Anyway.
So the question comes up, and this is what started DVD copy programs, are we allowed to make copies of our own music to protect it against damage for backup purposes? The answer is Yes, we should be allowed to do so. But, how are we going to do this? What should be implemented for this sort of backup? Can we buy a 20 track CD that is in wave media form and change it to mp3 so that it fits on one single piece of media along with my other 9 disks? Is that copyright infringement?
These questions just tell me that the RIAA's laws are out dated because we are violating laws everyday, just by transferring the media to a different medium so that it is playable in our own cars. So what is the Solution?
In my personal opinion, each band, song writer, publisher, or anyone else who creates a work of art should be responsible for protecting their own work and we should abolish the RIAA. I think I have established a set of rules that might help this problem.
Step 1:
Abolish all digital media.
Step 2:
Start up Digital Music Recording like the DVR we have for home music.
Step 3:
Access on Demand.
Step 4:
Sell access on demand subscriptions like we do with cable or satellite services.
What this will accomplish?
The need for backup media will be completely absorbed, the need to download media will be completely removed. Sirus satellite radio and the other satellite radio should be the new standard. At $10.00 per month who wouldn't purchase every album they ever wanted without ever having to make a backup?
This solution will work, and it seems that its possible that we will get there anyway.
So what will happen to all the media that we already have? Players will become outdated, Record companies will need to convert to Record Station and all radio providers will need to portion there money based on the Bandwidth used on the radio.
But, even when we get there? How long will it be before someone actually cracks the code and gets free media? Who knows and Who cares, because this is just another step in the right direction.
