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In Reply to: Well apparently ... posted by Jim Austin on October 8, 2017 at 06:09:32:
> > If this little bit of "DRM", if that's what it is, is all it took to unlock the vaults, then I'm all for it. < <
Be careful what you wish for. If MQA is widely adopted, I can assure you that "this little bit of DRM" will grow to unrecognizable proportions.
As publicly held companies, the legal mandate of the record labels is to maximize their profits. Look what they did with vinyl in 1989 - at that time there were dozens of independent record labels. And even though LP constuted 1/3 of all sales (cassette was 1/3 and CD was also 1/3), they were able to do an under-the-table collusion to pull the plug on LP. All vinyl was gone. The only reason they are reintroducing it now is because people will pay $30 a pop and it is "pirate-proof".
It'n not hard to see that if MQA ever becomes established that the labels will drop both high-res *and* CD, both of which can be pirated. In that scenario you will not only need to replace your hardware with MQA-compatible equipment, but they will stop selling discs altogether and only allow streaming (renting). There will be no limits to the prices they charge, and there will be no limits to how much undecoded MQA files are degraded. Just look at the MQA patent applications to understand their true intentions.
If they did it all at once, it would be instantly rejected by everybody. But if they sneak it in, piece-by-piece (first under the guise of "improved sound quality for no increase in your rental fees"), they can slowly screw the consumer once it is established.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Well apparently ... - Charles Hansen 10/8/1707:51:04 10/8/17 (8)
- That's what I'd do if I were in the 'label's' position.... - Ivan303 08:02:57 10/8/17 (6)
- RE: That's what I'd do if I were in the 'label's' position.... - Charles Hansen 17:32:00 10/8/17 (4)
- RE: That's what I'd do if I were in the 'label's' position.... - jamesgarvin 23:28:56 10/9/17 (1)
- Articulate, thoughtful post, James. /nm/ - tketcham 03:39:36 10/10/17 (0)
- RE: That's what I'd do if I were in the 'label's' position.... - RGA 18:59:21 10/8/17 (0)
- Best Post Ever on the State of the Music Industry?... - musetap 17:53:44 10/8/17 (0)
- Downstream? - Jim Austin 09:50:20 10/8/17 (0)
- For what it's worth ... - Jim Austin 08:01:57 10/8/17 (0)
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