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Originally posted by Sleepy
Maybe if the RIAA stopped screwing their own customer base they wouldnt have these problems.
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I certainly agree that the recording industry needs to change the way they do business ...
But I'm not convinced that the majority of the people who trade mp3 files (or other content) are necessarily "consumers" ...
Chances are ... the vast majority are probably freeloaders ... people who won't pay no matter how affordable or convenient the service is ...
We certainly see a lot of freeloaders in the adult biz ...
And, in my experience, paying customers never complain nearly as much as people who want everything to be free ... and won't pay anything to begin with ...
So I often question the complaint that "consumers are being screwed" when file trading networks are shut down ... assuming that "consumers" are paying customers versus freeloaders ...