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It's about control - giving it up in order to get (none / 0) (#2)
by Anonymous User on Thu Feb 19, 2004 at 10:56:41 AM PDT

The way I see this e-book situation, the RIAA/MPAA belligerent, threatening, and frivilous strategies, and many aspects of DRM in general is this: these organizations are very afraid to give up any kind of control. They fail to realize that sometimes you have to give up control in order to achieve your end goal. That is a common notion in many religious faiths, and, like the content owners here, most of us have a hard time believing it and comitting to it, even though abundant evidence is presented to us.
That is no excuse, however. If and when they finally realize that by giving up some measure of their control they will increase sales and good-will, only then will we see consumer attitudes change towards these companies. Until then, they are merely fostering ill-will, animosity, and alienation among their customers.


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