dentman42
join:2001-10-02
Columbus, OH
 ·AT&T Midwest
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Re: Got it for free, shared it for free.
I had quit buying CDs before Napster because I was sick of paying ridiculous prices for 1 or 2 good songs. Napster and the like made it possible for me to try out a CD before I bought it and as a result, I started buying the CDs that proved to be worthwhile. So file sharing had me buying dozens of CDs a year, up from 0 in 5+ years. Now I won't buy CDs from RIAA labels BECAUSE of their current attitude. So their sue-happy ways are LOSING them sales.
But it was never about sales. It's about the fact that artists no longer need to sell themselves into indentured servitude with the RIAA. The Internet and even CDR drives allow the artist to produce and distribute their own work, without the RIAA taking the lion's share of the proceeeds, and the Internet makes it possible for the artists to self-promote as well. |
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qworster
join:2001-11-25
Los Angeles, CA
·DSL EXTREME
·Brand X Internet
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·Vonage
4 edits | reply to quatrix
said by quatrix  :said by qworster :SURE! Treat your customers like CRIMINALS-that will keep them buying your product!The RIAA couldn't buy a clue with a thousand dollar bill! Their criminal "customers" aren't buying products even now, and their "sharing" stops others from buying the products as well. Paying, law-abiding customers are left alone. Stop trying to make up excuses. The FACT is, file sharers buy MORE MUSIC then non file sharers!
This has been proven over and over again by so many different studies, that NOBODY but the RIAA (and obviously you) doubt it's true!
»www.guardian.co.uk/technology/20···business
»www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2347/125/
»news.cnet.com/2100-1023-898813.html
»www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dy···=printer
»www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_···1bd1f176
»news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4718249.stm
»www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/···cyberia/
»hbswk.hbs.edu/item/4206.html
»strom.com/awards/287.html
»www.technewsworld.com/story/3454···18435313
»arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20···813.html
»tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/20···c-sales/
»www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/ippd-dppi···7_en.pdf
»www.p2punite.org/?q=node/198
»www.lockergnome.com/oztech/2008/···m-sales/
»www.theregister.co.uk/2004/03/30···t_cause/
»torrentfreak.com/50cent-file-sha···-071208/
There are hundreds more....
But next time I won't confuse you with FACTS...I understand that you only have a small processor and very little RAM space... |
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stomp357
join:2003-04-13
Lake Charles, LA
·Suddenlink
| reply to quatrix
said by quatrix :said by qworster :SURE! Treat your customers like CRIMINALS-that will keep them buying your product!The RIAA couldn't buy a clue with a thousand dollar bill! Their criminal "customers" aren't buying products even now, and their "sharing" stops others from buying the products as well. Paying, law-abiding customers are left alone. Stop trying to make up excuses. How did somebody posting .mp3s stop you from buying a CD? You couldn't help yourself, & downloaded it anyways? |
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quatrix
Premium
join:2005-02-11
Davie, FL
| reply to qworster
said by qworster :SURE! Treat your customers like CRIMINALS-that will keep them buying your product!The RIAA couldn't buy a clue with a thousand dollar bill! Their criminal "customers" aren't buying products even now, and their "sharing" stops others from buying the products as well. Paying, law-abiding customers are left alone. Stop trying to make up excuses. |
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