Re: [microsound] sonymash

[nathan dickerson <ndickerson@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't believe Sony thinks like that.

I think they just want to make money and are buying into anything they
can own technology wise to their advantage.

It makes me wonder if ACID has any interesting patents, which Sony now
either owns, or has the rights to use after the sale. There might be
something more than the software itself in the sale.

I am sure a few have read this, or something similar, before:
http://news.com.com/Sony+The+conflicted+conglomerate/2009-1040_3-936522.html

I could be wrong, but I think Sony's purchases are based more on
market research and technological advantage rather than theoretical
market manipulation. They are abit to big to understand the conflicts
within their own internal goals and structure, but by owning the means
which make these conflicts possible, they are creating more wealth
than letting another supply them, which ofcourse, produces higher
returns to their shareholders, which is so'posedly the point of their
existence.

nathand

On Apr 11, 2005 9:32 AM, Kim Cascone <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I find this interesting that Sony have bought a software tool that
> > clearly used for mash-ups.  A lot of Sony records artists like Destinys
> > Child have been the victim of mash-ups, bootlegs, bastard pop or
> > whatever.  You would think they would be against tools that make the
> > job easy.  Saying that, there must be reason why a lot of pop singles
> > come with a cappellas.  Maybe Sony are using ACID as a carrot to lead
> > donkey bedroom musicians in a direction that benefits the record
> > industry somehow?
> >
> > Hmmm.... actually, that's a bit far fetched... maybe?
> >
> this is a very interesting point and one worth discussing on the
> list...I remember reading an essay somewhere recently about this very
> conundrum, i.e. a publishing company manufacturing the software tools
> for its own 'subversion' (I use that term loosely)...but then
> capitalism does just this: 'produces the means to its own demise'
> 
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