[TriLUG] (Slightly OT)New Bill in Congress would make file-swapping a felony

Tanner Lovelace lovelace at wayfarer.org
Thu Jul 17 14:43:29 EDT 2003


On Thu, 2003-07-17 at 14:25, Michael Thompson wrote:
>   If you don't like the
> alternatives and must have the luxury of music, then you can either be a
> thief (and deal with the possible consequences), or buy the product that
> you want.  Just because something does not come packaged the way you
> want it does not give everyone the right to just take it.

Mike,

You seem to be under the misconception that most people here
are advocating stealing music.  For the record we're not and 
never have been.  Please do not confuse the issue by stating things
that way.

That said, the record company needs to recognize the reality of
the situation and learn to deal with it intelligently.  Getting
congress to criminalize song sharing as a felony is not the way
to go about that.  Giving the customer's what they want is.
I notice you haven't said anything about my example of the iTunes
music store.  Could that be because you don't have an answer to
it and that it so perfectly illustrates what I'm talking about? :-)

Cheers,
Tanner
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