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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
neohiopal-bounces@listserve.com [mailto:neohiopal-bounces@listserve.com] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Ensemble Theatre<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 20, 2008 12:39
AM<BR><B>To:</B> northeast ohio arts community<BR><B>Subject:</B> [NEohioPAL]
COPYRIGHT??-is it obsolete??<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#00007f>MOST of the folks who download whatever
material there is available on the Internet, have been led to believe that the
Internet is a giant candy store, and they can have as many free samples
as they like. Likewise, everyone knows that everyone records performances.
</FONT><FONT color=#00007f>Eventually, all the 'sharing' software will become
illegal for copyright material, and digital </FONT></STRONG><FONT
color=#00007f><STRONG>security signatures will prevent ANY illegal copying
without paying a royalty or fee. </STRONG></FONT><SPAN
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=814505613-20062008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Become illegal?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=814505613-20062008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Ummm... it already is illegal!
:-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=814505613-20062008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Napster
anyone? They got their pants sued off and had to
completely change their business model.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=814505613-20062008><FONT face=Arial size=2>The reason
the sharing goes on is because there is no laws preventing someone from creating
the software that makes it possible. I assume that is what you meant would
eventually become illegal. The problem with that though is that the same
technology used to make illegal copies is the same that would allow you to share
or make legal copies of stuff that is either in the public domain or is simply
not copyrighted material or copyrighted material that actually belongs to you or
you have a license to use. A perfect example for my work would be sound
effect libraries that I have purchased a royalty free license for and I am free
to use them as much as I like in compliance with that
license.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=814505613-20062008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Of course
the one rule about any soft of copy protection is that it can all be
broken. As soon as "they" (they being all the various entities that fight
all the various forms of illegal coping) create something to stop one type of
coping.... another will pop up.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=814505613-20062008><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is why
I've always thought companies like Cakewalk Software (who create professional
audio software) had the best plan of attack. They never have really spent
a whole lot of time and energy trying to fight the illegal coping of their
software. Their registration method is extremely simple compared to just
about everyone else. Instead they spend their time making their product
better. :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=814505613-20062008><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you want
to download updates to their software or need technical support, it's really
easy for them to know if you are a legit user and that is what you loose out on
by not paying for what you're using.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=814505613-20062008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many small
indie record labels (and some mainstream bands as well) really understand how to
make money in our modern world. Heck the Grateful Dead (or whatever they
call themselves now) have been allowing taping of their concerts for years and
only made a small handful of studio albums. I bet they are doing just fine
financially. :-) Who knew they would be ahead of their
times! :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=814505613-20062008><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not
saying that's the only way to fight piracy, by only giving public concerts and
forgetting about studio albums. But there is a lot of ways to embrace the
trends rather than fighting them. Look how popular iTunes
is.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=814505613-20062008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe the
rights holders for plays and musicals should be trying to embrace the way the
rest of the world works rather than fighting as the record industry has for
years. I have no idea what that model would be, but I would wager that
there are some really smart folks out there that could think of something.
Just "clamping down" on the "hand that feeds you" just makes you look like a
jerk. :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=814505613-20062008><FONT face=Arial size=2>In full
disclosure... I work for a software company part time that creates
lighting and sound products for the entertainment industry. Guess what we
spend a lot of time dealing with for technical support? Yep... our
copy protection.. :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Richard B. Ingraham<BR>RBI Computers and Audio<BR><A
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