[Fmpro] Prague Orchestras

[Rick Blanc]

Well put Mark, and I would simply add this:

Attempts to control markets invariably depend on the application of some sort of power, usually political.  The modern world is not only substantially democratized and open for business but the technology being put to use today all but guarantees that attempts to control the recording industry by seeking to control the marketplace will fail.  Efforts to that end may succeed temporarily but not long-term.  Most countries that offer alternatives to the USA for recording today are not only democratic but are eager to compete.  Even non-democratic countries (China, though not recording -- yet) are eager to get into the competitive market game.  What logic would lead one to believe that we don't have to be competitive?  Only a logic that is able to ignore facts.

Rick