more on mp4 version of my interview on NN

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Patrick Sinz <patrick_sinz () yahoo com>
Date: March 23, 2006 3:18:25 PM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] mp4 version of my interview on NN

Le Jeudi 23 Mars 2006 15:47, David Farber a écrit :
> Since macs have problems viewing microsoft media player stuff , here
> is an mp4 version.
Actually not only Mac machines, but also Linux machines (and actually
all non Microsoft machines), or to be precise in order to get a Linux
machine to read WMA files you have to do a certain number of "acrobatic
jumps" who may or may not be legal depending of your local laws;
And as Microsoft medias become more and more "DRMized" distributing WMA
files will be more and more an automatic endorsement of what ever is
Redmond's latest OS.
The interoperability issues where by the way central to the recent
discusions in France around the EUCD/DADVSI EU directive (European
Copyright).

Distributing public information in a public (i.e. Open) format is the
right thing to do.
Distributing anything in a "propriatary format" always implies
relinquishing the right to distribute to a third party, usually not a
good idea.

BTW the recent reaction of Apple concerning the french proposed law is
quite interesting.
They pretend that it would amount to state sponsored piracy.
Currently the iPod is playing MP3 files, this makes pirates allready as
happy as possible, particularly commercial pirate that will happily
sell you a blueray DVD packed with MP3 files "real soon now".

What it does for apple is openening the market of it's iTune internet
service to additional customers.
If iTune and iPod would be "clean businesses" each would compete on
their own strengh and having an interoperable format would be "good".

If Apple disagree then it really seems that pixar openned the door to
the content providers, created itune that created the ipod market.

It is called using "old boys network" to create a closed market and
squeeze out competition.
And you are not supposed to get caught.

So THANK YOU FOR THE MP4 files, OGG would have been even better :-)

It would have irritated the windows users, but they could use some
braincells to make it work LEGALLY, and forcing a majority to make
something legal seems always more ethical thant forcing a minority to
make something illegal.

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