On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 08:45:22PM -0000, Derek Knight wrote:
I think the vast majority of people on this list are with me when I say that I do download and rip mp3s, but I also buy a collosal quantity of music.
I download NO music, and rip NO music, and I'm still enraged by the current trends in DRM! I don't have a (working) soundcard, and only ever burn CDs on the condition that if the recipient likes the record they'll buy an original. So I feel justified (no pun) in bitching against the (very badly implemented) copy protection being used right now.
Just like hometaping in the 80's, we ain't gonna kill music cos we still plough moneyback into it. The problem is that many many many others are simply downloading and ripping CDs, and not putting anything back into the pot. Whether we like it or not, those dents in record company profits are a bad thing, as it makes them more defensive, conservative and middle of the road.
true true
The fact that it's evil and capitalist and la dee da is irrelevant. Boo hoo. We could stand here all day and rant about how unfair the world is. The fact is that if copy protection stops the continuing, passive pirating of pop music between people who are lazy, selfish and think they can somehow dodge capitalism, then, fuck it, GOOD. I'd rather have a few problems playing my new Lemon Jelly CD than not have it available at all.
furry muff good point, well made -- "The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed yet." - William Gibson