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Originally Posted by Babaganoosh
When you give a copy of a cd or dvd to a friend you are still in possession of that item and now your thieving friend has a copy too. That IS and should be illegal.
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If I rent a movie, and let a friend borrow it, is that stealing too? What if... I purchased the DVD, broke my dvd - and got a copy from my friend?
What if my friend would never buy the dvd, and I want them to experience it, so I give them a copy - or an extension of mine?
Oh yeah, still illegal I'm sure - but isn't the point that someone loses $$$?
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Originally Posted by Babaganoosh
Absolutely not. You act like they are trying to take advantage of you for something you have to have. It's music. It's a luxury. If you can't or won't spend the money they ask for the item, you can't have it. I want a brand new BMW but I can't afford the price. Does that mean I should steal one since I am too broke to buy one?
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Music is NOT a luxury, it's part of life. It's created for the people. Without the people - we would have no artists. I support a full free market enterprise music industry - I know for a fact the world is filled with far more talented artists than the music industry 'allows' me to hear. I would much rather not be force fed Nickelback anymore.
If you want a BMW and can't afford it, you go buy an old used one.. If you can't do that, maybe you can buy the kit - and build and exact copy - part by part of all non-bmw parts, you could even put a BMW stamp on it - but you couldn't sell it as a bmw.
Take some time to read more about the mpaa and what they have done.. They have done good, and taken down lots of bad shit, don't get me wrong. But that is "very minor" compared to the "illegal" attacks, false information, lies, and general personal terrorism this group has created for some.