[DECtalk] decTalk and speech-fx-inc

[Don]

On 7/23/2019 5:53 AM, Josh Kennedy wrote:
> well that probably wouldn't work, because by the time we have matter
> replication technology, I'm sure that everybody in the world will have a
> replication machine. So again if everybody has a replication machine and if
> everybody from the richest person to the poorest homeless person can
> manufacture copies of whatever they want, then manufacturing products won't
> really matter anymore matter replication technology would probably
> completely change the way society itself works.

Everybody has audio replication technology.  And, video replication technology.
We call them tape recorders and video recorders.  You can even get both in
a single device!  <grin>

Wander down to the opening of the latest block-buster movie, this weekend.
Get there early so you can set up your tripod with a clear view of the screen.
And, position the microphones so you get the best quality sound from the
individual speaker sources located in the hall.

Hopefully, none of the other folks -- who also will have paid the same
price of admission as you -- will set up THEIR tripods and microphones
in a way that interferes with yours.  After all, you've PAID for this
viewing so you should be ENTITLED to COPY it, right?

Then, when the show is over, take the COPY that you've made next door
to your business -- perhaps a bar, restaurant or maybe you're a hotelier?
Then, replay the recording -- the COPY -- for the entertainment of your
customers.

Maybe you'll provide that service for free!

Or, maybe you'll charge something for it -- to cover the costs of
the equipment you've had to buy (the audio-video replicator) or the
time you spent capturing the original performance.  And, as no one
should be forced to do anything without profit, you can justify
inflating your price for that service to make it worth your while!

I'm sure there's a nearby theater where you live.  Let us know which
of these approaches actually WORKS when you try it, right?  Make
sure you've got the name and phone number of a bail bondsman
handy before you head out, though...  <grin>