[George W. Bush]

Recording theft will kill music, not just music companies.

No, it won't. I'll be a little arrogant and tell you why.

Real writers don't write for money. They write because they must write. Real musicians do not write or play for money. They do it because they must. The same goes for all the arts. This is how they were created.

Music cannot and will not be killed as any result of how producing it is compensated. It simply cannot happen. I'm suggesting you don't understand the artistic urge very well.

Besides, protecting the outdated business model of an industry that exists by sucking vast sums of money from entertainment that glorifies copkilling, rape, defying parents, using drugs, sluttery, illegitimacy, etc. while giving the artists almost nothing but the right to make money from touring shouldn't really head the list on the conservative agenda.

But then, you should understand that I consider the modern music industry and Hollyweird to be so despicable that I will advocate destroying them by destroying their revenue streams by almost any means possible. And I keep in mind how the movie stars and rock stars like to spew the Left's line at gullible young minds. And how much money they spend on the Dim political machine.

BTW, I do hand out free advice and suggestions on just how to do these things for those who don't know already. I help lots of people with info on this. I consider it my duty as a conservative to deprive the Hollyweird/media machine of revenues and to make sure that people who do this stuff are more able to avoid being detected or prosecuted for it.

[xzins]

my point is the commandment about theft.

I guess real carpenters will feel compelled to build. That doesn't mean an employer should cheat them out of their fees.

[dennisw]

I like your logic and wish doom on the RIAA. Nothing but a hierarchy of money grubbing lawyers who've never done an honest day's work.

[WOSG]

"Besides, protecting the outdated business model of an industry that exists by sucking vast sums of money from entertainment that glorifies copkilling, rape, defying parents, using drugs, sluttery, illegitimacy, etc. while giving the artists almost nothing but the right to make money from touring shouldn't really head the list on the conservative agenda."

I agree that ending the dominance of the Hollywood/media culture may indeed be GOOD for our culture.

[Jim Noble]

But then, you should understand that I consider the modern music industry and Hollyweird to be so despicable that I will advocate destroying them by destroying their revenue streams by almost any means possible

Right on, bro.