From all that ive learnt about patents and creativity on this discussion
My learnings? Competition is great!Creates alternatives for creators (many great producers will eventually treat the musician more fairly) Patenting natural stuff is Evil Patenting stuff made using tax payer money is even more evil Patent infringement should only happen where the infringer(can i patent that word) uses the patented stuff for commercial gain Ill sign off with that for now And with that in Mind you cant patent Money transfer, but they could have patented the unique transfer technology if they could prove that its "Non Obvious" But i bet you Obopay had lots to learn from Mpesa a fully working model. On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
Record companies are going broke because distribution channels have cut out
the middle man. Imagine trying to sell your record in Australia in 1990? Right now you just need Itunes.
I agree on the distribution channel, however, the record companies are to blame for not changing their model in good time...
I find the music industry flawed. IMHO, I'd be happier if the producer's got the music, as they are the ones with the *creative input*. Apart from a few artists, most musicians depend on their producers, they just happen to be gifted with both the looks and the voice to perform. If musicians were actually *that* talented, why do many resort to lip syncing when tasked with live performances, but that is neither here nor there... In the software world, it would be similar to paying for demo software...
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Phares Kariuki
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