Too Much Talk of Protection and Copyright

All the talk these days is of record companies trying to protect their product by protecting CD's and such. This was really pushed into the spotlight with a major goof by Sony which can be read about here.

Personally, I don't understand the whining. The artists belong to the labels, which the artists have done of their own free will, and the record companies have every right to protect their investment.

Are the labels into slavery, profit hoarding and totalitarian control of the artist, sure they are, but again, the artists did it of their own free will.

The internet has provided a better venue for independent artists to market themselves, sell their CD's and widen their fan base. This new technology doesn't necessarily save the people that are already under a label, but it can prevent future superstars from the same fate.

In actuality, most of the protection opponents that I know are just ticked off because they may have to spring for a CD instead of pirating it. A lot of people claim that if they hadn't heard the song on Napster they wouldn't have bought the CD, I don't buy that argument completely though I am sure it happens every now and then.

And we also all know darn well that no matter what protection encryption comes out, there will be something programmed to foil it, that's the way it goes, then they will think of another protection, someone will compromise it and so on. It is the circle of life.

It's their music, they can protect it or do whatever they want with it. If you really feel that strongly about it, your best voice is with your wallet, don't buy ANYTHING form those labels.