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This public service would not be possible without the generous donations (bribes, hookers, vacations,free airline service) from Sony, Time-Warner, and Universal Music.
You're all missing the basic point... stealing is stealing, whether it's an mp3, .avi or a burger. Someone had to pay (money, blood, sweat, tears) to create what is being stolen. If you like it, you should pay for it, simple as that. How would you feel if I just took whatever it is that you try to make a living at.... in your world, it should all be free, right?
Just because you can't see who it is you are stealing music off (for instance), doesn't mean they don't cry because of it. Soon musicians won't bother trying to make decent music anymore (it wouldn't be worth it) and will be working at McDonalds.
No, I`m not a record company lover. They need to wake up and treat artists fairly as well.... but all of this 'no laws against copyright theft' etc etc is just screwing the artists over even worse than the labels did. At least the labels are changing their attitudes. Are you?
My wife is a musician. We have 2 children (and a third on the way). We have no spare money. We've spent thousands and thousands over the years on getting her to the position where she is now recording her debut album.... but what's the point if it's going to be downloaded and she doesn't get any love back for it?
www.sellaband.com/mandyleigh/ btw but don't flame her, flame me at gary.storm AT gmail.com .
Don't be worse on the artists than the labels.
I'd report it to the police. They may (or may not) come over and ask me "Do you need a report for your insurance?" I'd say "um...I want you to go arrest that jerk!" They would say, "sorry but we have higher profile cases and don't have the man power to look into small issues like this, we can write you out a report and you can file with your insurance"
That would be that. While I don't like it, a crime ring takes priority over a dork taking my CD.
Ignoring that it's not even the job of the DOJ to both enforce and then rule on the law (they rule only) if they did take this over they should proritize it and drop it to the bottom of the list.
Yes stealing is wrong. No the DOJ shold not take over for the RIAA. That's the RIAA's job and they should have as hard of a time as I do when someone shoots out the window of my vehicle and the police ask "do you need a report for that cause we are not going to do more than that".
Advocating for the government to represent an industry in civil cases is a dangerous precedent. Very dangerous. Why on earth would you be for that?
When you side step this process you are sidestepping the checks and balances built into the system. It's enough that the RIAA is playing the part. The DOJ has enough issues to contend with (such as it's own broken systems) to where they don't need the extra work load to deal directly with petty issues. Plus I don't want the DOJ ruling on more than it needs. It's powerful enough as it is.
Because we make a lot of profit from the viruses transmitted through Limewire and similar P2P, I am reluctant to make this comment:
Start buying your music on legit P2P?s.
Example, Walmart, Napster, Musicmatch etc?
A P2P is a very powerful transmission medium. The bit torrent technology
is fairly impressive as well.
If everyone begins to pay the measly ass 88 cents for a song, these
legislators can go **** up a rope. No one will vote it in because
no money is in it.
I need to point out that 25% of our service calls are related
to P2P music transmission. (pirated music)
What amazed me, the bulk of these music download / pirate
idiots will spend $100.00 + dollars to fix their PC but wont
buy an 88 cent mp3.
If it?s the rights management you are concerned with,
here is some simple FREE technical advice:
1) download pay for 88 cent song
2) play song with media player
3) setup sound forge or similar audio recording software
4) set recording to ?play what you hear?
5) adjust EQ and levels to personal preferences
6) record to .mp3 format and don?t save meta data
Walla ! No digital rights management (DRM) embedded.
What is the point in ripping off the music industry when
It costs next to nothing anyways ?
Shawn A. Richeson aka TheTopNerd
http://www.clickanerd.com
Robert
The Internet has brought capabilities of distribution that probably were not ever imagined! Throughout the years of the Internet, Businesses have adapted to the technology and also simplified previous technologies that were very complicated.
For example, e-mail has been simplified so it can be accessible from anywhere in the world; our computers are now accessible from anywhere in the world; we have the ability to work from home and never go to the office; we have abilities to distribute files from one place to the entire world;
So my question comes back to this:
Business, small, medium and large are adapting to these environments and make it easier for their employees to work. So let me understand this RIAA and MPAA, your organizations/artists that belong to you, do not want to adapt? I mean why not create a technology to assist the very core issues that you are not happy with? If the matter is about copyright infringement, then why not work with the technology companies to distribute the music legally and/or create technologies to assist you in that. Do not spend your money on lawsuits, spend it on investing in creating a technology to address the issues. Forcing legislation will only cause the users/buyers of your products to become more disgusted with you and the people sponsoring the bill(s).
Learn to take responsibility and action by resolving the issue not compounding the issue.
Legislation is the wrong way to tackle this issue. The issues is a technological issue not a legilative issue.
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Showing 2 of 2 pages (59 Comments)"Wasting trillions in Iraq"? We have come nowhere near a trillion dollars to fight this war that should have been fought when Clinton's sorry butt was in office. I agree with most of your premises, but embellishment does your comments a grave injustice.