Byte Rights: Paradise Lost

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robotsneedhugs2

http://www.demonbaby.com/blog/2007/10/when-pigs-fly-death-of-oink-birth-of.html

 A similar article. very good read

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Muerte

I agree.  I haven't bought a cd or downloaded any music since Napster died. 

I believe in paying for music but I believe I should have the right to do with it what I want once I own it as long as I'm not reselling it.  I'm on the fence about sharing files because I can see both sides.

I believe the music industry is shooting itself in the foot by not allowing some form of file sharing but all they see is a loss of profit.  Like they wouldn't spend a few 10's of thousands of dollars on some sort of advertising anyhow.

 

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dc10ten

unfortunatly the argument that record labels are using is that they were selling a service, not a product...

 personally i dont remember purchasing a service when i would buy my cds

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notailmouse2

The recording industry's current model is broken. the charge ridiculous amount for there music videos etc... and load it with restrictive drm. Until these practices stop there need to be pirates to force change. The only thing the industry cares about is money at the moment  and piracy hits them in the wallet. Don't get me wrong, people deserve to get paid for their work

Ask yourself these questions... are you really blindly supporting the recording industry.

Do you think drm or aacs is for your benefit?

Why should you have to put up with that?

Why is it illegal for me to remove it for my own personal use?

Why is the stupid shit even with my media?

Why does the industry punish me with restrictive practices in a futile attempt to stop piracy?

 

 

 

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shellpc

Ever heard of a boycott? There are legal ways to hit em in the wallet. Get organized and put up petitions or boycott them. Talk to your congressman and representatives about the issue.

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notailmouse2

oops double clicked POST COMMENT

 

 

 

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tulip

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume or quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via "natural"search results.SEO may target different kinds of search, including image search, local search, and industry-specific vertical search engines.

 

http://www.webmarketingexperts.com.au/

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Stockislander

You can have all the free music and video you want... Legally!

Feel the pulse of the Mighty Interwebs!!

Visit a veritable Cathedral to the Freedom of File Sharing!!!

Behold the Future of Art!!!!

 www.youtube.com

 Why give Professionals any money? They can get Real Jobs like everyone else!!!!

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shellpc

Entertainment is a real job and has been throughout history. They deserve to get paid for their work just as much as any other professional. If you don't like what they're selling, then you don't buy it.

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EpicEyes

file sharing is like kidnapping? put down the left handed cigarettes bud.

 The worst thing the industry ever did was shut down napster. They woke a waiting beast. Good for us, bad for them. The file sharing world still has a vendetta against metallica. The music industry can thank good ol' Larz for their headaches. Napster was just the beginning. Every time they shut down a torrent tracker, 10 more pop up. Lokitorrent, suprnova and torrentbits went down and dozens upon dozens more were created. I'm pro file sharing, period. The bulk of the torrent traffic these days tho isn't about music, it's about video... Movies, tv eps and software.

 I do buy cd's still. The ones that are worth my money but if an artist puts out a 12 track cd and it has 2 good songs on it, sorry, I'll download it. You want my money, release quality music, period. Besides, the bulk of their money is made touring. Quit crying.. we're not keeping your ferrari's out of your garage.

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shellpc

While I agree they missed an opportunity at a new source of revenue and only made things worse for them, you're still a thief. No matter how you justify it.

 

ALso, if you only cared about 2 songs on a cd you've got plenty of options to buy just those 2 songs, such as Amazon, iTunes and several other distributors that let you buy per track rather than a whole cd.

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-it-

well you could think of it in a positive way. the more people who listen to songs the more popularity an artist gets. the more popular an artist gets the more money that person makes on tours. 

in my expierence, itunes blows. rhapsody rules. 

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shellpc

We have raido and internet radio plus quite a few other legal outlets for musicians to get their music out there.

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wobble

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