[clue-talk] The War On...?

[Angelo Bertolli]

I agree.  We definitely don't want people thinking they can make their 
own rules and not have to live in society.  But I think a lot of people 
are just disgruntled by the media industry.  Yes, sharing copyrighted 
works is (and should be) illegal.  But it's been perverted way far 
beyond appropriate protection for people who want to put forth effort 
into creating works of art.  Let's forget about the insane amount of 
time that a copyright is valid (should someone who writes one really 
popular book in their lifetime never have to ever work or grace the rest 
of us with their magnificent prose again?)  Instead, lets just look at 
the industry in question:  music and video.  Maybe someone can explain 
to me why the RIAA can escape anti-trust laws.  Do they still exist?  
(Trust: A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of 
reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or an 
industry. dictionary.com)

So I would agree that in this specific case that sharing the music you 
like with all your friends is probably the wrong way to go about this... 
but if so let's start discussing alternatives.

Angelo


Tommy Phillips wrote:

>How about a little perspective here?  We are talking
>about swapping digital music, not racial injustice. 
>This is not an issue of civil disobedience; it's just
>laziness and greed. 
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>If you feel that free music is necessary to your
>mental health, turn on the radio.
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>( And, yes, the music companies are operating on
>laziness and greed, also.  Two wrongs don't make a
>right.)
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