DannyGKaraoke said:
in response to #2: You'd like to see all of us computer KJ's go down wouldn't you. IF CB is going after the computer KJ and not allowing the 1:1 shift then that is what is going to happen. A lot of legit KJ's going down the tubes that can't even afford the fines CB is looking for.
I don't have any reason at all to wish PC KJs any ill will. Where did that come from?
I use discs as a personal preference, and nothing to do with legality. Though Joker and I tease each other about the dark and light side of the force, it's never been malicious. I certainly don't care what others do. Though I feel that the use of PCs caused a lot of the problems we face now, it's a done deal. It no longer matters.
As far as what CB may do, PC users always knew they faced that risk from some source sooner or later, and bet on the odds against any company bothering to do anything about it.. Unfortunately, the use of MP3s has made piracy so easy, and with no expense at all to pirates, made it a neccesity for producers that want to stay in business to do something about it. PC KJs simply gambled and lost. If it wasn't CB, eventually it would still be some agency of the music industry or the government.
The media shift was always a gray area at best, and no rights for it have ever been granted, simply because - so far- there is no legal way to grant them.
Despite the fact that Steve thinks anyone who doesn't support SC supports pirates, I don't. I don't like SC's methodology, but also could not come up with a solution- and it isn't my job to do so.
The plan that has been attributed to CB ( and so far no one really knows for sure) sounds like a good one that might actually make a little dent (no one is really going to make a big one at this point.) AND it seems they will use a more logical approach with less of a "witch hunt" mentality. Could They actually care about keeping their customer base happy?
Is my view because I'm mfr. disc based, so won't be affected? No. I'm equally unaffected by SC, yet am vocal in my protests regarding their methodology- and will be equally vocal about CB if our info is incorrect and they do it SC's way.
I am disc based simply because I don't like MP3 sound, and I don't feel it would be of much real business benefit to
ME. However, at this point, I'm going to have say that if one
has the discs it would probably make life simpler to use them. Of course, one could also bet long odds again, and hope that it will always be the other guy...
Yes, I understand that many who started in this business on the PC would have to go through a learning process in regard to disc organization and physical use. If it makes anyone feel better, I swear it gets very easy very quickly. I have beaten a PC host in a speed loading contest.
Worried about carrying the weight of the discs? Hey, go to a gym. I'm 54, and have no problems with it. Keep in mind that this is a
business. We are here to WORK. It's not about trying to make money for doing as little as possible and making our lives as easy and pleasant as we can. It's about providing the best service and product for our customers, and doing what must be done to make that happen.
If one doesn't have the discs ( or their library would shrink from 50K to 5K )than they deserve what they get anyway.