| Subject: Re: Trax - Re: Damion |
Author: Parris (modem-72-217-176-194.vip.uk.com)
Date: 05-28-2001 01:31
I've spoken to Damion a few times on line and he knows JUST how un-technical I am. Most of the above is Russian to me, however I do work within the Recording industry and see these issues from a slightly different stand point.
I'll not go into it here as the music industry is very different, but copyright issues are often (not always) taken OUT of the original programmers/producers/artists hands and dealt with by lawyers etc. It is also apparent that the copyright issue is not going to go away no matter the age of the software/music/material as estates can run beyond the life time of the original source.
The Atari community is a far healthier, friendlier and more active one than most people would expect, yet it is one which is limited now that Atari computers are no longer produced.
It is up to the likes of us and the people who originally produced the hardware and software to keep this thing rolling.
Agreements should be met and perhaps subscriptions paid, or download charges applied to software that we all require. Or, alternatively we could carry on regardless, use freebies, crack material and distibute without considering the effect upon the community. Without someone producing and making a living from their work, the whole thing will probably just shut down within 10yrs.
Damion is right, PC's are just too easy in comparison. As Atari users we must accept that fact that we are using machines that might work more efficiently (I'd never use Cubase on a PC for Midi work!) but cost the earth in comparison as it is much more difficult to source.
The only solution is to approach the people who sell/develop and produce material and get them to be more pro-active. Without payment for their efforts however, it is a battle already lost, no matter the age of the material. You get what you pay for!
Lawyers are great at getting the best deal for themselves and their clients, thus the issue you discuss is not as easy as you might think. Perhaps someone might like to share with us the manner in which their software copyright actually works?
I'm playing devils advocate I guess, and I'm also using the template of the Record industry. There could be such great differences that what I say here is of no importance, yet I fear not! I'm interested to see what others think.
Parris.
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