>>Brittney (puke) Spears BLASPEMY!!! She is the ultimate being!
; ) Seriously, though, I can tolerate the music for the sake of the complete package. <drool> Matt >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Paris Lundis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 9:22 AM >>To: CF-Community >>Subject: RE: DOJ to swappers Law's not on your side - Tech News - CNET.com >> >>most people like Brittney (puke) Spears and all the vomit sounding >>mainstream crap... >> >>That audience, tasteless as they typically are, incidentally are totally >>obedient... so no worry about sales staying with them of course... >> >>This industry has fought everything from the photocopier to the VCR to >>tape >>decks to CDs to mini discs... etc... they have fought everything.... >> >>I don't watch television... own a bunch of them but no cable no >>satellite.. >>no interferences... I boycott them in everyway... >> >>Then again, I think any musician in today's age should be promoing and >>distributing their own albums or doing the Indie circuit... >> >>Die Hollywood Die. >> >>-paris >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 9:57 AM >>To: CF-Community >>Subject: RE: DOJ to swappers Law's not on your side - Tech News - >>CNET.com >> >> >>> >>> I am not arguing that piracy should create innovation... And >>> I don't believe >>> in a cup of free tea either... >> >>Actually, I _do_ think innovation should have been their response - not >>legislation. But again - there is no law requiring companies to be >>intelligent. Look at how the movie industry fought against VCRs. You >>would think they would have learned their lesson... >> >> >>> However, how is it permissible then for a radio station to >>> broadcast to >>> everyone in a city? I mean ASCAP or whatever other collection >>> agency for the >>> money people in media charge a per song rate... like on the >>> high side maybe >>> a $1 per each time a single is played... >> >>It's permissible because the copyright owners said that radios could do >>so. >> >>> Forever, people were encouraged to record music from the >>> radio and programs >> >>Actuall, both the music industry and movie industry fought against this. >> >>> from the television... Advertisers paid essentially for the >>> distribution >>> channel and a cheap bulk licensing schema.. the consumer has >>> the rights >>> under fair use doctrines... >> >>Agreed. >> >>> Somehow Disney (who seems to get patent/copyright extensions >>> forever) along >> >>Which is disgusting. I think I read about this on Plastic.com. As soon >>as the rights for Disney stuff starts to expire, they extend the >>copyright laws. >> >> >>> It's so bad on paper right now that you can't use a DVD you >>> bought while >>> traveling in your DVD because of regional encoding security crap.. >>Agreed - this is stupid. >> >>I think the main point I'm trying to make is that these companies are >>allowed to be stupid. There is no moral obligation to be smart and make >>consumers happy. There is a simple way to change the music/movie >>industry. Stop buying CDs and going to the movies. Period. That isn't >>happening - so I guess the majority of folks are ok with what they are >>doing. Which is sad - but again - you can't force the majority to see >>things your way - no matter how right it is. >> >>-rc >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
