[TriLUG] Music Files (and a small rant)

[Michael Thompson]

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Ian Meyer wrote:

| Now we see yet another example of how the recording industry has  pulled
| one over on even the above-average consumer.

And we've seen many examples of how consumers pull one over on the
recording industry by helping themselves to their products for free.

|>> Do you all really think the artists would
|>> appreciate being gypped that $4500 to begin with?
|
|
| Do you really think the artists get more than a few pennies from  every
| album sale?

They definitely make NOTHING from the "entitled" who just take their
work.  If you like $BAND so much, why steal from them?  Its freaking
$.99 a song for $DIETY's sake.

| He made  what to me
| would be a non-trivial bit of change. Does it upset me?  No. Did it hurt
| me that he made money from it? No. Am I happy that  there are thousands
| of people wearing a shirt with *my* design on it?  Yes.

There's nothing wrong with you providing your work for free, but there
are people who do not want their work distributed for free and *they*
made the decision to sign with a record label.  An "eat the rich"
attitude is still not a valid excuse for illegally downloading
copyrighted works.

|
| My $0.02,
| ~ian (now with asbestos underwear!)
|

Be careful, that asbestos stuff is dangerous...

;-)

- --mike





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