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Originally Posted by DDuke
I’ll begin with the complaints. First, signupdamnit writes, “I think the digital fingerprinting technology should be far cheaper and more open.” I find this statement to be the most ironic comment in the entire thread, yet it seems to represent an attitude that is quite pervasive. Vobile, the software company with which FSC has contracted, expects to be paid a fair price for their intellectual property. They have invested millions upon millions of dollars in this technology, there is an expense to operating and administering these information systems, and they are business people who would like to see a return on their investment. One would think that a group of content owners could sympathize with the fact that Vobile is not willing to give away their intellectual property or to sell their services at a loss. (If you think that Vobile’s prices have been inflated, that they are making more than a reasonable return on their investment, I strongly encourage you to check out the other providers—BayTSP for example, an excellent company that offers a product/services very similar to Vobile’s.)
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Thanks for addressing the issues.
I think everyone understands the desire to make a profit. But one thing which really troubles me is that I have yet to see an accounting for how these fees will be distributed among all parties involved. Not just generalities but exact figures and percentages. For instance is Manwin getting a % of all fees even when Manwin neither owns the tube in question or the content? What's the exact agreement and where exactly are the monies going. Full disclosure of fee disbursement would help a lot. I'm sure you have some sort of contract already in place among the key players so it seems odd for it to be some sort of secret if you seek industry wide participation and support.
I'll touch on technological issues once I've read more on the technology and any other options available so I will save that for a later time.