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Actually I’d prefer less. Those who have read this blog for any period of time probably know two things about me.
1) I write books. Those books are published by a publisher and are sold in a store near you. (Or at least on Amazon).
2) I don’t like copyright laws. Maybe “don’t like” isn’t a strong enough word. I hate them. I loath them. I feel shovels-ful of repugnance toward them. I feel that they do a better job of protecting the interests of publishers and music labels, not the artists. They keep valuable, worthwhile, and useful material out of the hands of people who could really benefit from it. These laws bind the hands instead of freeing the mind.
So when I came across this article, written by Cambridge University PhD candidate Rufus Pollock, I couldn’t help but share. The gist of the article is that “(a) optimal protection decreases as the cost of production falls (and vice-versa); and (b) the level of optimal protection, in general, declines over time. ”
I’ve always been one to root for the underdog. In this case, I picked Musicmatch five years ago and even skipped out on the iPod craze by using another brand of digital music player. But for all my time spent with Musicmatch, I was somewhat disconnected from that group of friends big into using iTunes. So I decided to give iTunes a test run, and now I don’t think I can go back. Here’s why:
