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Originally posted by LiveDose
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 .
G'nite
LD
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As someone with a merchant account, let me inform you that as long as you pay with a credit card, you never need to pay for anything you're dissatisfied with. You may have to tell your bank to charge it back, but you will eventually get your money back. You might even end up with your money back AND the CD.
The problem with copy protection, as I see it, is that if it works (and most copy protection schemes in the past have not done so very well), the courts have supported the right of people to make copies FOR THEMSELVES. This is where Napster ran afoul of the law: by providing a means for people to make copies for nonpurchasers.