If I sell you a cd,there is an intermediate step for a wholesaler,who must make a profit. Because I know that two persons will record your copy,the final price will reflect that.
In addition to the two copies you give away,I have to consider piracy,and the wholesaler has to determine how many to order,and we(I and the wholesaler) must deal with defects and returns of unsold software.
If I put my cataloge in cyber space,you can get a Sony Nero dual layer dvd-cd burner,and download it,either in a good format like redbook 44.1(assuming you have a good dac),or MP-3,if you don't mind the dynamic compression.
Because I don't have to charge you the price of wholesaling,copying the master,defects,and returns,I can charge you a price that doesn't make piracy that much cheaper---so there is less incentive to commit piracy.
I'm not sure the cd is dead; all the hardware out here have drives that fit the standard size disks,with all the dvd and cd combination available,plus the USB flash drive MP-3 possibilites,so my guess is that cd will live for those of us who prefer good software,as long as computers have the disk size drives.
Yes,more and more music will be downloaded from cyber cataloges,and more of it will go into MP-3 players,but we can still copy it in 44.1 to disks if we choose.
When optical drives become affordable,with storage in three dimesions,something the size of a baseball will be able to copy the Library of Congress,but that will require the disimination of hardware to play it.
In addition to the two copies you give away,I have to consider piracy,and the wholesaler has to determine how many to order,and we(I and the wholesaler) must deal with defects and returns of unsold software.
If I put my cataloge in cyber space,you can get a Sony Nero dual layer dvd-cd burner,and download it,either in a good format like redbook 44.1(assuming you have a good dac),or MP-3,if you don't mind the dynamic compression.
Because I don't have to charge you the price of wholesaling,copying the master,defects,and returns,I can charge you a price that doesn't make piracy that much cheaper---so there is less incentive to commit piracy.
I'm not sure the cd is dead; all the hardware out here have drives that fit the standard size disks,with all the dvd and cd combination available,plus the USB flash drive MP-3 possibilites,so my guess is that cd will live for those of us who prefer good software,as long as computers have the disk size drives.
Yes,more and more music will be downloaded from cyber cataloges,and more of it will go into MP-3 players,but we can still copy it in 44.1 to disks if we choose.
When optical drives become affordable,with storage in three dimesions,something the size of a baseball will be able to copy the Library of Congress,but that will require the disimination of hardware to play it.