> The "always with you", instant access and easyness to use of a music
> mobile service is unbeatable,
> as you do not need to
> 1) go to a rental shop
> 2) copy the CD
> and maybe also 3) encode it into mp3, 4) upload it to your player
> With rental you get the full CD, and it is recognized as having a big
> influence on CD sales,
> but at least for singles, you may pay 100 yen more, but save so much
> time and trouble with a mobile service...
Does anyone know what the law is in Japan regarding renting a CD and
then copying it/dumping into digital form? In the US (lived in HI &
CA) I never ran across renting music, but here it's seems like a
common service (ie. Tsutaya).
It would be so easy to just rent a bunch of CDs and then dump them
into iTunes, which automatcially get transfered to your iPod. Can it
become a digital moral issue, which people will eventually feel that
renting is only for previewing ...doubt it. I asked a few younger
(22-26) Japanese coworkers in my office and they say that's what they
do. Rent and copy it, either burn it or dump it into their computer.
I'm not sure if the convenience factor of the keitai model will kill
this existing practice, but do believe that the keitai platform will
be one of the new distribution methods for entertainment.
It would seem like the keitai's have an advantage in the eyes of the
labels/entertainment producers. A controlled environment that can
enforce DRM on the mobile units, and server sides. Make sure that
content is paid for.
Will this keitai music platform kill the iPod platform? I personally
like the freedom that the current iPod platform offers, but I'm not on
the content production side of things.
chriskk
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Received on Wed Oct 20 08:01:05 2004