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Even though this thread suffers from "I already made my mind up 15 years ago and Im sticking with it itis" it's interesting enough to throw in a few wrinkles. (No Paul, not you!)
1) Were any of the previous legally owned copies destroyed or otherwise rendered unusable by any subsequent party that might get ahold of them?
Or were all previous copies somehow passed on to someone else through whatever means?
2) Any of those original incarnations stolen? (Because a backup would presumably apply to theft as well as destruction)
3) Were you 'forced' into buying all of those albums repeatedly, even though you only wanted one or two songs, while the technology existed to make that possible and economical for all?
4) Do you think using a VCR or PVR is wrong and/or illegal?
5) If you buy a console video game, should you be able to sell the used game after you are done playing it to someone else?
6) Do you think the fact that rights holders waging war against consumers by ^^ trying to outlaw such things as 4) and 5) (and many other examples) might give you a little moral high ground?
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