明天4月23日世界書籍版權日,4月26日世界知識產權日,後者當然包含前者而且囊括更為廣泛,音樂作品著作權肯定是屬於後者範疇,周末閑8相關話題。
距今整整20年之前的2003年4月28日,蘋果正式開設iTunes Music Store, 引入音樂唱片公司在線賣歌,網上看到有說連蓋茨大爺很詫異喬布斯是怎麽勸服那些公司進駐蘋果的,在此之前網上音樂亂象橫生盜版嚴重唱片公司慘遭其害深惡痛絕,主要原因是它們網下實體店的正版音樂作品銷售大受影響。
看看喬大爺在2006年新聞采訪中怎麽回應如何與唱片公司們溝通爭取的:
Meanwhile, courting the music studios to distribute music through iTunes was an 18 month process, with them gradually coming over. During the negotiations, the initial limited distribution to the Mac platform only was seen as a positive feature.
"If we're completely wrong and you completely screw up the entire music market for Mac owners, the sandbox is small enough that you really won't damage the overall music industry very much."