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Read the article from IT News here. The Digg 'blog it!' function doesn't seem to be working for me anymore :(
Regulation seems an obvious approach to overcoming the problems of copyright violation. But should it be the first step?
I have heard many businesses suggest that ensuring your product is of the highest quality is the easiest way to negate copyright violation. Two examples spring to mind:
bandit.fm: I applied for the Commonwealth Bank's Debit Card and received the bonus $20 per month trial of bandit.fm's music site. Legal, cheap, awesome! Better quality than anything available on P2P, and I will be purchasing more once my trial period ends!The moral of the story? Businesses need to find a new business model. This requires more funding for research and development (both public and private). The government's P2P policy will only catch kids - the same kids who used to tape their favourite songs from the radio - the same poor quality!
questia.com: Buying books is an expensive yet necessary part of the life of a PhD candidate. Almost everything I needed seemed to be available on Questia, so I checked out the trial with an option to pay $30 per month at the end of the trial period. That was several months ago - I am so happy with the product I will be staying with Questia indefinitely...
Sure, copyright protection is essential in the knowledge economy. But increasing the cost of Internet service provision by making ISPs act as the Net Police is particularly lame. The Australian Government really needs to get with the program: (1) Help Australian businesses develop innovative business models which will improve the quality and price of New Media content; and (2) Don't impose Old Ideas on New Media!