a true point, but what about those same people who charge $25 for a CD, which cost
less than a cassette tape to make. while i am all about music, supporting music,
copyrights (i'm a writer & photographer)
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**warning**
i, as a fan of music, am tired of being milked for excessivly expensive products by an
egotistical industry. i wont go into the details here (tho this might be a good thing
to write about on my web site actually) i would hope that the end result of the
napster debate would be that the recording industry will figure out that if it wants
people to "buy legal products" they need a more reasonable pricing scheme. i remember
"albums" -- them big black things, and they were $7 each.
and yes, i can debate that CDs are not "superior" to albums. analog vs digital? when
it comes to a sound wave, i'll take analog any time.
oh yea... and since this is off topic, and since someone complained about that a while
back, i just wanna take a moment to say -- relax man. i have enjoyed the "off topic"
things that have come up on this list. they are actually very thoughtful with
interesting participation & facts. since we are all using - or in my case - trying to
use - Linux, we evidently share some sort of similar philosphy about computers &
such.... and the exchange of ideas with like minds beyond "how do i run staroffice"
isn't going to hurt anyone.
but, i will have some Linux questions for y'all soon
=)
>Mark said::::
>yeah, but what about the people whos livelyhoods are earned by those
>songs? and what about the people who hold the copyrights to those
>songs. don't they deserve to have their material protected from being
>stolen? that IS in effect what napster does. TAKE those songs and
>distribute them for free. the owners of the copyright don't see a cent.
>Mark
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