Michael Dolan Dot Com

Monday, March 26th, 2007

El Reg: “DMCA architect lambasts music moguls”

Gee… they just discovered the DMCA is not working… I also wonder why Congress, as representatives of the people, seem to rely a bit more on the voiced concerns of the RIAA , MPAA and other media moguls… while he cites music, I firmly believe they’re in denial about movies. I have seen some signs of change though with movies on demand, but like all the pay for music companies, they all have some sort of DRM attached that halts their adoption. Apple is certainly pushing the envelope here, but it’s not going fast enough and far enough away from DRM for consumers.

“Our attempts at copyright control have been unsuccessful. At least in terms of music, I think we’re entering a ‘post-copyright era’.”