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MUSIC INDUSTRY ON THE WRONG COURSE
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:26:28 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com> Date: October 25, 2004 8:07:15 PM EDT To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net () warpspeed com> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] MUSIC INDUSTRY ON THE WRONG COURSE Reply-To: dewayne () warpspeed com MUSIC INDUSTRY ON THE WRONG COURSEWharton business professor Joel Waldfogel says the music industry is
mistakenly pursuing a short-term strategy in backing the InducingInfringement of Copyrights Act of 2004, which would hold liable any entity that "intentionally aids, abets, induces or procures" copyrighted material. Rather than fighting technological advances through litigation, the music
industry must come up with new business models -- for instance, taking advantage of the Internet to slash its distribution costs. "Instead ofputting out CDs and shipping them on trucks, they can send them directly at
a very low cost. That does suggest a very different business model thancharging $15 or $20 for a CD. It might be a much more attractive way to do
things. Stuff that is easy to distribute wants to be free. Given thatforce, I think [the recording industry] needs to come up with a new model for generating income," says Waldfogel. (Knowledge@Wharton Oct 20-Nov 2 2004)
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