[Dixielandjazz] Music changes because of technology!-nothing new

[Ron L'Herault]

Copying is nothing new.  Cylinder phonographs came with recorders early in
their history.  One could buy blanks or shave down existing brown wax
cylinders and make your own records or, using a rubber hose to link up two
machines or more, make copies from one cylinder to another.

Ron L
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Kashishian" <kash@ran.es>
To: <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 12:53 PM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Music changes because of technology!


>
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Music changes because of technology!
> >An excerpt from a New York Time's article, another piece of a puzzle
> that
> >effects all of our music including OKOM.
>
> The above was posted by someone on DJML.  There is no way the
> transfer/exchange of music is going to be stopped.  People used to copy
> cassettes, now they download music.  Anything that is put in force to
> stop such things always receives a quick get-around.  DVD's have
> regional differences, and you can go on the net to find out how to
> modify your player to work in someone else's area.  Takes a few minutes.
> And, the different formats were laid out to stop people from taking say,
> U.S. DVD's to Europe.  (Distribution is different in the two areas for
> films, and the studios were concerned.)
>
> I can't imagine how all of this is going to have much of an effect on my
> having a gig tonight or not.  Not many jazzers are too worried about
> making a fortune off of their recordings.  I love to have our music "out
> there", and am not concerned about the commercial aspect.  The big names
> in music, and the record companies themselves, will just have to look to
> find a new way to make a buck.  Maybe they'll have to perform in public
> like the rest of us!  :>
>
> Jim
>
>
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