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Subject:  Charging works when transporting content between devices
Author:   Alex Chudnovsky:   view profile | all posts by this author | add to favourites
Date:   11:35:27 16 December 2003
 
On 23:55:08 13 December 2003 odaenathus wrote:

> 250m p2p users worldwide isn't that much
> in the big scheme of things.

P2P users are predominantly located in the West countries where I believe majority of music is actually _sold_. I am not sure where 250m figure coming from but various sources suggest it is at least 100m which is a LOT of people for P2P as we know it that was in existance for just over few years.

Just wait for cheap Mp3 players with bluetooth build in that will allow P2P sharing in school, on bus stop, anywhere via radio waves that are not controlled by anyone.

> What I'm really wondering, though, is which proposition is
> going to entice current p2p users, while satisfying the majors.

Indeed what would that be? IMHO it will have to offer advantages as good as P2P with _acceptable_ price. In practice this means that music will have to be in open format (MP3), unlimited fast downloads using non-propriatory software with published APIs, price - £15-25 a month.

Is RIAA prepared to do that? I think not even a nano-second before it disintegrates. It may sound impossible to some but if you think logically about it then a structure with 90%+ of costs added by RIAA admin simply can't exist as it is in the Digital Age.

Rant is off and now going back to original question - I believe that charging for content will work and this very site in my view is example of that happening - acceptable cost, ease of use, ability to print, read documents in industry standard non-DRMed format is a winner - even I decided to subscribe :)

regards,

Alex
 
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