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To: Lower55
Silly analogy.....A better one would be people taking pictures of your car.

No, because a picture of a car has little value. A copy of a car can be driven like the original, just like a copy of a song has the same utility as the original.

64 posted on 01/03/2010 5:15:21 PM PST by gitmo (FR vs DU: n4mage vs DUmage)
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To: gitmo

If the car copy came with the jewel case and liner notes, maybe.

The best analogy available IMHO.
What happens at the Government funded public library is no different than what happens with most file sharing.

As a former record industry employee, I can tell you without a doubt, “they” want you to pay per listen. If there was a way to do it, it would already be law.


65 posted on 01/03/2010 5:40:09 PM PST by moehoward
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To: gitmo

“A copy of a car can be driven like the original, just like a copy of a song has the same utility as the original. “

Who’s stopping them from making a copy of a car? It will have no warranty. People stamp out ‘57 chevy fenders and doors all day long. Chevy doesn’t produce them anymore. Just like record companies don’t produce older albums.

You can’t say it’s like “taking your car” because noone is “taking the music.” The music is still there.


66 posted on 01/03/2010 6:43:46 PM PST by Lower55
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