TCPA reductio ad absurdem

[tmcghan]

>Anonymous said
>The amazing thing about this discussion is that there are two pieces
>of conventional wisdom which people in the cypherpunk/EFF/"freedom"
>communities adhere to, and they are completely contradictory.
{snip}
>Let's apply a little common sense for a change, and analyze the
>situation in the context of a competitive market economy.
{snip}
>it will be impossible to falsely claim that your system is running in a
>"trusted" mode - only the TPM chip can convincingly make that claim.
{snip}
People running in "trusted" mode can prove it; but anyone can run untrusted.
{snip}
>digital content will only be made available to people who are running
>in "trusted" mode

Bottom line, in a "competitive market economy":  the locked-boxers
get a maximum of 100% of the 'trustee' market share,
and anybody who wants to make a buck can sell all they want to
everybody else.

OK, you're the CEO/Marketing manager of Media Moguls Inc.
What market you wanna sell to?  100% of planet earth, or the
few deluded sheep who are willing to buy crippled boxen?

Ya bets yer money, and ya takes yer choice.   With audio
electronics at it current state, where less than $100,000 buys
you a high-quality studio with mixing board, synth, multi-channel
MIDI, and automated composing right thru to master CD burn,
the barriers to entry for competition in the music business just
aren't there.  Distribution and sales all locked up by the corporate
powerhouses you say?   Ummm....Internet???

DRM just won't fly.   Take it to the bank, and don't cry all the way there.





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