Eric Garland Quotes

We have never seen a great migration from one [file-sharing] network to another based on features alone. - Eric Garland

Unlike downloading a Hollywood film, which I think everyone intuitively knows is a clear violation of the copyright, people do not have that sharp line, that distinction, in their minds when they download free TV. - Eric Garland

Three to five years from now, we'll be looking at a system where you buy a digital file, and it plays on any digital device. - Eric Garland

This isn't just for consumer-created content. - Eric Garland

These Web sites and these businesses were shut down but it doesn't shut down the software, it doesn't shut down the (file-sharing) networks. The open-source community will continue to build new, uncensored versions. - Eric Garland

There's no site to shut down. - Eric Garland

There's always going to be a need for gatekeepers who perform the service that record labels do now. Otherwise, it's just noise, pure cacophony. Most people who are not A&R (Artist & Repertoire) executives don't want to sort through tens of thousands of contenders to find 50 things that sound great. - Eric Garland

The open-source community will continue to build new, uncensored versions. - Eric Garland

The Fab Four have always been among the very most popular bands online even though they're technically -- or legitimately -- unavailable online. My easy prediction is that the Beatles sell a lot of songs online, even though seemingly everybody who has access to them has their songs already. - Eric Garland

The entertainment industry really needed this to be about the technology. What they didn't get was a decision that said 'tools that allow people to exchange files freely on the Internet, without permission, are illegal,' - Eric Garland

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