 ArchAngel21xWaiting For iPhone 5Premium
join:2001-10-28
Lincoln, NE
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Re: I will ALWAYS rip you off Mr. Michael Greene Umm...2 wrongs don't make a right here buddy. If the CD costs too much then buy a used copy or don't get it at all. The whole, stop cheating me first and I will stop cheating you attitude will get us nowhere. While I support Morpheus for it's legal uses, I also believe that the music industry needs to provide a way to buy just one or several songs.
Granted I am not saying it is ok for the music industry to force the government into perverting technology so we can't make copies for ourselves. Just remember it is not illegal for the music industry to charge $23 or even $50 for a CD. It is illegal for you to rip off music.
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 jhudson2Copyright Martyr
join:2000-11-07
San Marcos, CA | I went to a friend's house the other day and listened to a CD he burned of copyright protected music downloaded using Morpheus. I listened to the music knowing full well that my friend had not "purchased" the music. He keeps the CD only for personal use and will not sell it.
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ArchAngel21xWaiting For iPhone 5Premium
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Lincoln, NE Reviews:
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| Let's not go there I am not a legal expert and am therefore not going to try to tell people which case is ok and which is not. I just know that 2 wrongs do not make a right, and this case pirating music is not the right way to handle the prices being put on CDs. Do I care if you pirate music? No. I am not police.
It's just I felt compelled to response to a childish post. Pirating music because you think it costs too much? Come on. Grow up. If you can't afford a CD where you are looking, try www.cdnow.com. Try buying a used copy at a store or on eBay. There are legal alternative to just downloading a pirated copy.
No I am no RIAA lover. I think CDs could be priced less too. But good grief. Going on that logic then we might as well steal cars because they cost too much.
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jhudson2Copyright Martyr
join:2000-11-07
San Marcos, CA | I'm no legal expert either, and I'm not trying to pin you down on some arcane legal argument. It just seems to me that the RIAA's argument against burning songs is mental gymnastics at best. And to call it "illegal" is way beyond wishful thinking.
The price of CD's is (was?) artificially high because only the record companies had the equipment to produce high-quality physical recordings. It certainly didn't cost them anywhere near $23 to do so, but they could charge that much and pocket the huge profits. Now virtually anyone can create these same recordings and the record company model doesn't work anymore. They can't charge $23 per CD anymore. Sorry, get a new business model or go into a new business. Capitalism marches on.
As far as your argument about stealing: I PAY for all my CD's. They're just blank when when I get them. And as it relates to your car argument, if I could make my own Surburban by purchasing the raw materials, what value does GM add to that process? |
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