While I agree that file sharing may be wrong in as much as a person would download music from someone they don’t know.
I have a problem with the concept that I can’t send a file to a friend and say to him “ dig this”, without it being a copyright violation that could land me in civil court...
I cheer the file sharers on for one simple reason and that is that they are driving music industry profits down. Profits to the record labels AND musicians. Both of whom are grossly over paid and over indulged.
“I have a problem with the concept that I can’t send a file to a friend and say to him “ dig this”, without it being a copyright violation that could land me in civil court...”
The RIAA has sought to control the transfer of all files, not just music files.
Stealing is stealing. The RIAA and music producers know theft quite well, that is how they make money. They steal from artists and from consumers.
“I cheer the file sharers on for one simple reason and that is that they are driving music industry profits down. Profits to the record labels AND musicians. Both of whom are grossly over paid and over indulged.”
I cheer the small file sharers. The grandma, or the kid sharing a couple files. I hate the RIAA gestapo tactics.
Having said that, I understand they are protecting their interests. It’s not for us to decide if the artists or RIAA are overpaid, or underpaid. They offer a product. If we like it, and see the price as fair we buy it. If we don’t like it, or think it’s over priced, we don’t buy it. THAT is what sets the level of compensation.
Stealing is stealing.
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