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General Software Discussion / Re: Proprietary media formats — time to get rid of them!
« Last post by CodeTRUCKER on June 25, 2008, 12:13 PM »I amarguingpointing out that without the ability to protect *any kind* of intellectual property the motivation for new creations/modifications will dissipate.-CodeTRUCKER (June 25, 2008, 11:12 AM)
I believe that is an arguement that reality proves again and again to be false. Artists will always create, it's what they do. If you need convincing just look to opensource software.-Eóin (June 25, 2008, 11:39 AM)
I stand corrected. I should have stated that differently as you are correct in your reply. I should have been more specific in highlighting that without the "leeches" protecting their interests, how would the products get to you and me, unless we had some direct connection to the artist?
What the world no longer needs is the leeches like the music industry which produce nothing themselves, but simply 'manage' the artists works.
Again, no argument form me here. As an over-the-road truck driver, I am all too familiar with the custom of middlemen (brokers and agents) taking an inordinate share of the pie. As a case in point, I have a friend that is in Laredo TX waiting for his load to be shuttled accross the border and back. The shipper is paying $500/day for as many days as it takes to finish the unloading. The broker is taking a full quarter of that revenue as his cut! If my friend sits 10 days the broker will get $1,250.00 for doing absolutely nothing. My friend will only get 75%, eventhough he has all the expenses. The custom of greed is universal.
Zaine's thread originally pointed out what a pain in the neck proprietary extensions are for the consumer. We are the ones that hijacked the thread to include DRM, etc. since the subjects are akin to each other. Like Zaine, I have also been inconvenienced and annoyed by these devices. My perception as an answer to Zaine's offering is this, without these "pains," we (the public at large) would stop seeing products, songs, software, etc. keep coming down the pike as greedy executives observed their ROIs shrivel and evaporate. If they can't see a new product as the pathway to their new yacht, chalet, big fat bonus, etc. do you think they will expend effort and resources in a philanthropic gesture of goodwill?
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Everything I tried wouldn't bring them back until one time when I reopened Poco all 25K were there again. 
As you can imagine, I lost confidence and began looking elsewhere for a client, but for me, the whole reason for keeping emails is as a database and Poco's find-as-you-type feature takes the prize. Since my emails are backed up I might give it another try. Although Poco did the hocus-pocus-abracadabra thing, AFAICT not one email was corrupted or lost. I just wish Slaven would pick up the development on some improvements I've read about.