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"Copying" music you own is "stealing"
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Interestingly, the RIAA has lost far more money pursuing cases against 'theft' than it's won in damages.
Dollar auction anyone?
Dollar auction anyone?
The RIAA is a reasonable idea in theory. But then, so is communism. A chicken in every pot. Sounds good. But of course it doesn't stay very fair for long.
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Slightly off topic but...
Are the record labels still taking down guitar tab websites?
I didn't realise a set of numbers, dashes and a few letters are copyrighted :S
The record labels are crashing and crashing hard....
Are the record labels still taking down guitar tab websites?
I didn't realise a set of numbers, dashes and a few letters are copyrighted :S
The record labels are crashing and crashing hard....
Whenever society goes through a major upheavel (industrial revolution, internal combustion engine, electricity, internet, etc), some people look to the future... while others cling to the past.
The record companies are trying to hang on to a business model that brought them huge profits in the second half of the 20th century. Now, when their livellhoods are threatened, they lash out and try to bully people.
They're the modern equivalent of the ostler, the hand-weaver, the blacksmith and the lamp-lighter. Their monopoly of the music business is over; they just don't seem to know it yet. Your average computer-savvy 10-year-old will have a more realistic understanding than the record companies about what the music 'industry' might become in the next, 10, 20, 50 years.
If the record companies hadn't tried to screw their customers for every last penny - and drop good musicians from their roster, to replace then with 'manufactured' groups - I'd feel more charitable towards them. Watching their power and influence dwindle is a harmless spectator sport. The next few years are going to be very interesting...
The record companies are trying to hang on to a business model that brought them huge profits in the second half of the 20th century. Now, when their livellhoods are threatened, they lash out and try to bully people.
They're the modern equivalent of the ostler, the hand-weaver, the blacksmith and the lamp-lighter. Their monopoly of the music business is over; they just don't seem to know it yet. Your average computer-savvy 10-year-old will have a more realistic understanding than the record companies about what the music 'industry' might become in the next, 10, 20, 50 years.
If the record companies hadn't tried to screw their customers for every last penny - and drop good musicians from their roster, to replace then with 'manufactured' groups - I'd feel more charitable towards them. Watching their power and influence dwindle is a harmless spectator sport. The next few years are going to be very interesting...
The labels have nothing to do w/it. The MPA (Music Publishes Association), the trade group that works with the companies who sell sheet music, are the ones threatening legal action against tab sites.
Lethal