the music/movie companies seem hell-bent on going after p2p apps. i wonder how much market share they lose because of public libraries -- i would imagine that many decent public libraries have a good music/movie collection and that members can easily rip/copy the songs/movies when they check them out.
wonder if these folks have looked at how much revenue they lose because of public libraries.
i guess the riaa/mpaa could
a. go after public libraries to shut them down or stop supplying them with audio/video content
b. introduce specialized drm-ed versions for public libraries/lending services
in hindsight
a. this also applies to dvd/cd sharing services that are physical p2p apps
b. book publishers as well -- why wouldnt they want all readers to purchase rather than use libraries .. and why dont they make nearly as much a fuss as the riaa/mpaa folks?
the answer seems to be that electronic media significantly reduce the overhead of sharing and amplify the potential revenue loss .. and so theres not much to be gained by going after the physical p2p/sharing models.
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