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To: a fool in paradise
When the cassette tape came out it was going to ruin the music industry.

When the VCR came out it was going to ruin the movie industry.

When the burnable CD came out is was going to ruin the music industry.

When the burnable DVD came out it was going to ruin the movie industry

When the mp3 came out it was going to ruin the music industry.

We have been hearing this for the better part of half a century. Yet the millionaires in Hollywood just keep building bigger mansions.
7 posted on 05/07/2010 2:15:15 PM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: GonzoGOP

Ahmet Ertegün at Atlantic Records made less money after he had to finally pay Ruth Brown her royalties decades later too.


9 posted on 05/07/2010 2:18:06 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The hysteria of Matthewsism and Andersonism has led to a Tea Party Scare that is unAmerican.)
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To: GonzoGOP; a fool in paradise; relictele
Kid Rock Starves to Death
RIAA Sues Radio Stations For Giving Away Free Music

gotta love The Onion
17 posted on 05/07/2010 2:37:16 PM PDT by verum ago (The US Armed Forces: if you mess with the best, you die like the rest!)
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