OT: AAC > MP3

[Gerhard Kuhn]

I tend to agree with your point of view but Chad seems to see the world 
black and white and it was not consistent with his holier than though 
view point to make sampler tapes, even using a method that makes copies 
far inferior to the original.  Translating the logic that it was 
alright to share cassettes amongst buddies to today's terms suggest 
that sharing files encoded at 64 kbs over a corporate network is o.k. 
but sharing 128 kbs files over the internet is not.  My argument was 
not against sharing a new find with your friends and colleagues but 
rather with Chad's view I am right and if it is not obvious to you then 
you are a moron.

I also believe that if the record companies embraced Apple iTunes store 
model people's interest in peer to peer sharing would die a quick death 
since consistent high quality files at a reasonable price would compete 
against files that may be virus ridden and of dubious quality.  This 
would be much more cost effective for the copyright holders than the 
big stick approach they seem to favour at this time.

Gerhard Kuhn
suspice at hay.net
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> On Sunday, July 13, 2003, at 12:28  AM, Illovox Media wrote:
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>> My experience has been that people who "sample" my work also
>> buy it if they like it, as a positive consequence of the 
>> commoditization.
>> How so?  In a capitalistic culture, art has become a product or a 
>> thing to
>> be had, bought, sold, rather than an experience and a communion.  I 
>> can also
>> say that when I experience the latter in a vibrant way, I would 
>> gladly trade
>> cash and sales for a few "full houses."
>>
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Gerhard Kuhn
suspice at hay.net