From: "qukza" <>
>>> What drives the copyright thing is the recording industry itself
>>> through it's organizations, and it's supporters in government...
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> Sony is one of the principal companies represented by the RIAA. The
> company has three people on the RIAA's board of directors.
It was one of the ways they defended themselves after being taken for a
bath by them. If you are a member, you have influence over what happens.
Note from the article you quoted that they are also members of
organizations on the opposite side. And have supported both sides. I
don't seem to ever hear anybody mentioning that. Sony is on both sides
of the fence on this. If they come down on the music side only, they
will fade away, their reputation is made on quality equipment. The music
houses are near zero in creativity, just middlemen. As a equipment
designer Sony has been a leader for some time. They will have to solve
their internal problem, and so far their efforts are not flying. HiMD is
appearing to be another NetMD, if so it's not going to be doing well.
It would not be a bad idea for nature recordists to join RIAA if
possible. After all, those of us who have produced CD's that are sold
would fit the definition. Our viewpoint needs representation. If that's
not possible, maybe it's time to form a new recordist's organization to
represent us in the political arena. Let it be known that RIAA does not
represent the majority of recordists.
>>> I'd not even count on a older format like CF being around.
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> Well, maybe. But CF cards are the cheapest and available in a wider
> range of capacities than other solid state formats. And they are small
> but not tiny.
One of the things to note on this business is that the smaller
capacities tend to go away. Replaced by larger capacities at higher
prices. CF has more sizes because old stock is still being disposed of.
I expect that it's got new manufacture of only about as many sizes as
other formats.
It's hard to predict how soon a format will die. But, CF is being used
in less and less new equipment.
>>> There are newer, better card formats.
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> Sony's Magicgate Memory Sticks? A lot of the new solid state memory
> formats strike me as unnecessary.
I think Sony lost out there, though they will keep trying. Probably SD
cards are going to be the next "standard" though it's very
unpredictable. I use SD cards in my Palm.
Sony is moving toward mini-DVD for their video cameras, away from solid
state memory. Mini-DVD might end up being what comes after minidisc. Or
they may just evolve minidisc into the same technology. A mini-DVD with
a case.
> I sort of agree although I suspect that a lot of snapshots of thirty
> years aren't in great condition either (1970s Kodachrome or whatever).
> Kodak Eastman has a good thing going with their Digital Ice
> technology. Archiving is an interesting issue. Modern media durability
> is limited but compared to the past replication is easy. So what's
> more vulnerable over time? And what to keep? Do we really want to keep
> every electronic bit that was ever generated? Maybe it's good that a
> lot of stuff will just disappear.
My own collection of kodachromes goes back into the 60's, all in fine
shape. And I have black and white prints I took and developed when I was
6, more than 50 years ago. But that's nothing. My father has color shots
on all the early color types of the 20's and 30's. In good shape too.
He's in his 80's and is trying to index all his stuff before he dies so
we will know what it is. As well as converting old family movies while
projectors are still running.
I think this will be the lost period in history. It's not just that some
stuff will go away, virtually all will.
Walt
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