Eric Garland
Eric Garland
consumers meets standard willing
If consumers feel it meets the standard of P2P, they'll be willing to try it, ... Otherwise, they won't care.
build businesses community continue shut sites web
These Web sites and these businesses were shut down but it doesn't shut down the software, it doesn't shut down the (file-sharing) networks. The open-source community will continue to build new, uncensored versions.
sony television
It's just like if Sony went out of business. Your Sony television would still function.
executives labels people perform pure record service sort sound thousands
There's always going to be a need for gatekeepers who perform the service that record labels do now. Otherwise, it's just noise, pure cacophony. Most people who are not A&R (Artist & Repertoire) executives don't want to sort through tens of thousands of contenders to find 50 things that sound great.
billion per songs year
And 10 billion songs per year is a very conservative estimate.
allow decision entertainment exchange files freely industry needed people
The entertainment industry really needed this to be about the technology. What they didn't get was a decision that said 'tools that allow people to exchange files freely on the Internet, without permission, are illegal,'
answer download ears time
It's an existential question. To answer it, you'd have to get between the ears of everyone who downloads for free, every time they download something.
clear download free hollywood knows minds people sharp unlike violation
Unlike downloading a Hollywood film, which I think everyone intuitively knows is a clear violation of the copyright, people do not have that sharp line, that distinction, in their minds when they download free TV.
free music nearly people
People are getting more free music on mp3s than they're getting on CDs, ... And nearly all those mp3s are illegally downloaded.
believe file heard legal people popular sharing threats
File sharing has never been more popular than it is now, ... People have heard all the legal threats and admonitions, but that's not enough. They don't believe it.