[Vorbis] US Yahoo offers copy-free music

[Pandu E Poluan]

Hopefully.

When DRM dies its painful (but rightful) death, technology companies will start charging for using their newest technologies.

That's when patent-free formats got its due time in the sun.

( I still remember the G.729a fiasco: When the technology proves to be useful, the patent-holders starts charging royalty, sending deployment of G.729a crashing to the ground. )

In the meantime of course we must keep Vorbis support alive. Ensuring continual development and perfection so that when the time comes, not only will it be economically competitive, but also technologically competitive.

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Ian Malone wrote: 
  Not directly relevant to Vorbis, but it seems that some people are 
  coming to realise the true value of DRM: 

  "Our position is simple: DRM doesn't add any value for the artist, 
  label (who are selling DRM-free music every day - the Compact Disc), 
  or consumer, the only people it adds value to are the technology 
  companies who are interested in locking consumers to a particular 
  technology platform." 
  <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5203146.stm> 

  (And maybe it's only a short step from DRM free to patent free?) 

  imalone 
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