Posted on 12/31/2007 6:56:52 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
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The day the RIAA goes SCO can’t happen soon enough.
What they want, is to get a cut from every blank CD and iPod sold.
Re: Seriously, does anybody by CD’s anymore?
I do. I like to have hard copies.
And most of the music I listen to now is blues, and alot can be learned about the musician, the times in which they lived etc by the CD insert. You cannot get that by downloading.
Yes. Add to them the MPAA, Television copyrighters, and various software groups.
New laws coming soon will make it illegal to wipe your arse with a transcript of a tv show hehehehehe.
They already get a cut from each CD-R with “music” on the label, even though the physical characteristics are no different from a regular CD-R.
The first question is the music really good enough to rip off? LOL
I say this because in the music industry today; they can make a star out of a monkey with the technology they now have.
So why not make your own music? You would certainly not have the cost and would probably come up with something better than they have out there now.
Sure you can. I think now even iTunes allows you to download the insert stuff when you purchase albums there.
RIAA is dead wrong then... and the case against that young woman should be thrown out if all she did was upload her own personal, legally purchased CD to her pc, laptop, Ipod, or other player.
I bought two a couple of years back, but they were from artist who consistently release albums where every track is worth playing. A rarity these days, so it’s hardly surprising that both titles were from bands that have been around for 25 years.
I am sure there are many people out there that have started file sharing just to thumb their noses at the RIAA.
It is a sign that the RIAA is getting desperate about the sucess of Apple iTunes.
I think that is only the interim goal. What they want is to control absolutely the distribution of all music.
If it’s so damned murky, then why file lawsuits? These guys are just the revenue stormtroopers of the record industry and they’re getting desperate to find more money since 1—everything they’re putting out sucks, 2—nobody wants to buy their crap anymore, 3—even the artists are getting tired of dealing with them.
Download the songs you like for .99 and then do a google search for the artist.
I still like having a hard copy for a buck or two more.
Yeah, that too...and I’m thinking about a movie I didn’t pay for either!!
That's exactly what the RIAA is concerned about. Once a song is converted to MP3 format it's pretty much impossible for anyone to know how many times it's been copied, transferred, shared, etc.
The RIAA has every reason to be concerned, but they're in a position right now where the only way to maintain any sense of control over their copyrights is by coming down hard on their own customers at the very beginning of the conversion (from CD to MP3) process.
I'm not a lawyer, but I suspect the RIAA has no legal basis to pursue people who convert music to MP3 format.
I wonder if it’s double jeopardy if someone rips a used cd on to their computer.
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