Charles Wood

UK

Video Director

Why don't thompson take a different view of copy protection and let an mp3 register a "hit" in a main database somewhere. Even better let that hit have a unique security code for that copy, and allow the user to log on somewhere and pay for that code. That way the uniqeness remains anonamous but some idea of what is happening in practice would emerge. Those of us who want to pay artists and own the MP3 legally could do so without jumping through hoops.

This would also let little companies like mine compete on a flat playing feild. I cannot using existing rights managment technologies because the big boys do not want my wares, or business.