Great thread and a lot of good points being made here. Obviously people love things for free but as someone who works in content production, copyright issues are very important to me personally.
On another note. The record companies have done things in their business that does piss off a lot of consumers and artists. Case in point, this week I purchased 4 cds. One cd was a soundtrack and though the soundtrack overall is good, "Romeo Must Die", There are songs missing from it and in particular the one that I purchased the CD for in the first place. Do you think they would allow me to return it for false advertising??? Not a chance in fucking hell. A sountrack is a soundtrack plain and simple and all the songs should be on there. Or there should be a clear warning indicating what songs are missing. I shouldn't have to research before making a purchase. No fucking money & marketing games please... This particular incident has pissed me off and I believe this industry has its own issues to work out before they demand moral compliance from their customers.
Also they are toying with copy protection which (at least for a while) will prevent paying customers from making their own copies. This is 100% complete bullshit and will obviously be challenged by consumer groups...
Okay guys carry on, just my
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G'nite
LD
