 tcp1Premium
join:2000-04-17
Herndon, VA
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| Just keep goin', RIAA Each time these music industry idiots pulls another paranoid attack scheme out of their legal arsenal, they alienate another bunch of customers. Why don't they get it?
There's a simple, easy way to take care of file trading: offer your product at a reasonable price. There is no place for a $18 CD in today's market. Why does the music industry think they're immune to the market forces that EVERY OTHER BUSINESS has to abide by?
When HP created the first electronic calculator, it sold for hundreds of dollars. Now you can get one for a buck fifty. Times change. Technology changes. You can burn a CD for a quarter. Why in the world should we be paying $18 for a bunch of songs, most we don't even like?
The RIAA keeps dribbling about how CDs are a "great product" and a "great value". Marketing tripe if I ever heard it. I haven't bought a CD since 1999. And I dont download MP3s that much either.. Nevermind the fact that most music coming out on major labels is complete and utter crap these days, it's just not worth the money.
How come movie companies can produce a movie and sell it on a DVD for $19, yet the soundtrack for the same movie costs $18? Where's the "value" in that, Ms. Rosen?
Just like every other company that has been scamming the public, the lies of the music companies have come back to haunt them. They're upset because they can no longer suck in billions of dollars for doing little to no work in the market producing overpriced CDs.
Sell individual songs that you can download AND BURN for $0.25-$1.00, and you'll solve your piracy problem right there.
However, the record companies aren't doing that -- because they know nobody'd pay for the crap filler that litters every CD, and that they wouldn't be able to pad the price for "production, manufacturing, and distribution."
It's interesting watching an industry fight as it slowly dies. It's even better since the record industry is a bunch of spoiled brats.
Did IBM start touting the "value" of typewriters when personal computers came to be? No; they repositioned and got on the right track for the future. Too bad the people running the record industry are too primitively stupid to do the same.
I'll never buy a CD again. (But I buy plenty of DVDs. We'll see how long that stays reasonable.) I used to be kinda annoyed at the kids who actually snicker at downloading simply because they're subverting the record companies - because before, that wasn't the point..
Now, screw 'em. If they're going to start suing their customers, let them rot. |
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It's interesting watching an industry fight as it slowly dies.
And wins. Since AudioGalaxy was taken out, dedicated music P2P is ended. The all-file sharing servers such as Kazaa and GNutella clones are used mainly for pornography. As much as everyone obstinately claims otherwise, music P2P is done and over. As Microsoft has shown, big industry barely has to lift a pinky to sic the FBI on anyone using their stuff. Expect to see a lot of that in the future. There's nothing we can do about it, either.
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 RRedlineRated RPremium
join:2002-05-15
Williamsport, PA | said by Rigeltiger:
said by tcp1:
It's interesting watching an industry fight as it slowly dies.
And wins. Since AudioGalaxy was taken out, dedicated music P2P is ended. The all-file sharing servers such as Kazaa and GNutella clones are used mainly for pornography. As much as everyone obstinately claims otherwise, music P2P is done and over. As Microsoft has shown, big industry barely has to lift a pinky to sic the FBI on anyone using their stuff. Expect to see a lot of that in the future. There's nothing we can do about it, either.
How is it over? I downloaded three songs today while at work using WinMX. It is not over.
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said by Rigeltiger:
As much as everyone obstinately claims otherwise, music P2P is done and over.
I donno about that. About once every 3 months I remember a classic rock song I want to download, and WinMX has never let me down. No ads or spyware, simultaneous downloads from multiple sources... is there something about it I'm missing that it isn't more popular than it is? |
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 ki1oPremium
join:2001-04-12
Atlanta, GA | reply to Rigeltiger
said by Rigeltiger:
And wins. Since AudioGalaxy was taken out, dedicated music P2P is ended. The all-file sharing servers such as Kazaa and GNutella clones are used mainly for pornography.
When was the last time you used Kazaa or any file sharing program to look for music. I know you can use Kazaa for porn, but have you seen the amount of music Kazaa has on it. I use Kazaa Lite (no spyware) and WinMX to download music and I have had no problem finding what I am looking for. 99% of the time, Kazaa will have what I need.
P2P WILL NEVER DIE! |
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said by tcp1:
How come movie companies can produce a movie and sell it on a DVD for $19, yet the soundtrack for the same movie costs $18? Where's the "value" in that, Ms. Rosen?
Great point.
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 audiomaxAll Else Fails Pull The Plug
join:2002-02-20
Grand Rapids, MI | reply to tcp1
heck, i downloaded 6 songs today. doesnt sound like p2p is done, not by a long shot 
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