Re: Label releases copy-protected CD

[David Honig]

At 05:34 PM 5/16/01 -0700, Ray Dillinger wrote:
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>The way I see it, record labels are totally redundant right now and 
>copy protection, especially if it works, will drive them right out 
>of business by driving people to discover this fact.

I'm all for disintermediation, but realize that editors *do* provide
a service to consumers.  Similarly, a 'record label' could mutate
into an editing service; Robert Fripp, for instance, has his own production
these days, 
and promotes folks who have worked with him (equiv. to editing).