Subj : Re: When everything is digital.. this happens..
To   : Ogg
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sat Feb 25 2023 10:04:00

-=> Ogg wrote to All <=-

 Og> "It's a feeling increasingly shared by consumers and collectors
 Og> across Canada. After years of digitizing everything, people are
 Og> rediscovering the value of physical assets. DVDs, vinyl records
 Og> and film cameras are all experiencing a renaissance. Even
 Og> cassette tapes are making a comeback.

I miss album art and liner notes. CD jewel cases don't have the same
impact.

There's two issues here, IMO - one is the physical, tangible good that
an album, DVD or cassette provides - see my previous note regarding
liner notes. I noticed that 8-track tapes weren't included.

The other is digital rights management - the shift from purchasing music
to "obtaining a license". Before we just had to worry about not being
able to make archival copies, backup copies, or copies intended for
playback on a media not supported by the work of art - all things
guaranteed by the copyright act of 1974.

Now, publishers want to be able to rescind rights to previously-licensed
media - Amazon has already done that on the Kindle store.

When your media company goes out of business, good luck having your
restricted media still be available, or play.

Buy non-restricted digital media, burn it yourself to CD/DVD, and you
get a little of both worlds.

I still miss album art, though.




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