I don't think you've captured my idea entirely.
What I am saying is, that the Radio spectrum is a distribution methodology for songs right now.
It is, of course, that is what its intended to be...
but Radio stations are not going to add technology for making the copying of songs easier...no way...never happen.
I don't think.
But it doesn't mean, with clever technology, someone couldn't have a database of song, and have a file recognition alogorithm (something much easier to do than speech recognition, and probably already a unique, patentable invention).
Hey, you can't patent an idea, and there would be so many techniques for doing this, I'm not terrible worried if someone works on it before me.
But anyway, NO....this doesn't keep artists from earning money.
Now, to those who remember you can still copy a CD...
again, I want to stress, this isn't about copying or piracy....not exactly, what makes fileswapping illegal is that you distribute your songs.
This keeps the distribution part of things squarely part of the existing radio networks....with no modifications.
The technology is simply a way of determining when a song starts, when it ends....and using a recognition algorthm to catalogue the song, give it a unique identifier.
Of course, then what is the songs title and what is the artist? That database would be maintained by a commercial entity that sold subscriptions.
To the end user, they don't care, all they know is they want a song, they get the song....but it all works via the existing radio system, so its legal.
OK, it would be the quality of radio...but hey, radio has survived a long time, with that restriction. Besides, I would want people to still buy CD's.....this would really work for the RIAA, even if they would hate it.
So....hey I want feedback, even people telling me I'm crazy...maybe I can flesh out the idea even better.