Study Says File Sharing Boosts Music Sales - RIAA Says The Survey Takers Are Liars - P2P-Zone

Drakonix · 09-05-02, 02:19 AM

Even if CD sales actually declined....

What's the proof it was P2P sharing that did it?

How about the sagging economy? Is it reasonable that the recording industry be artificially protected from an economic recession that effects everyone else? I sure don't think so.

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How about boycotting by music fans who don't like to be shagged? Lots of folks got pissed during the Napster ban-fests. Should the recording industry be artificially protected when they alienate their own customers? Again, I think not.

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How about the new "protected" CD's that won't play in a computer CD drive? Such practice is common and it is clearly a fair (and lawful) use of the CD. I wouldn't buy CD's that wouldn't play.

Now those bastards even want tax money to aid the "fight against widespread piracy" - that they have yet to prove exists (to the extent claimed). It must be nice to whip up some ambitious sales figures and say "we should have made that much" and collusively confiscate that money. Now THAT'S piracy.

They are screwing themselves to oblivion (I hope).

09-05-02, 02:19 AM	#5
Drakonix Just Draggin' Along Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 1,210	Even if CD sales actually declined.... What's the proof it was P2P sharing that did it? How about the sagging economy? Is it reasonable that the recording industry be artificially protected from an economic recession that effects everyone else? I sure don't think so. -or- How about boycotting by music fans who don't like to be shagged? Lots of folks got pissed during the Napster ban-fests. Should the recording industry be artificially protected when they alienate their own customers? Again, I think not. -or- How about the new "protected" CD's that won't play in a computer CD drive? Such practice is common and it is clearly a fair (and lawful) use of the CD. I wouldn't buy CD's that wouldn't play. Now those bastards even want tax money to aid the "fight against widespread piracy" - that they have yet to prove exists (to the extent claimed). It must be nice to whip up some ambitious sales figures and say "we should have made that much" and collusively confiscate that money. Now THAT'S piracy. They are screwing themselves to oblivion (I hope). __________________ Copyright means the copy of the CD/DVD burned with no errors. I will never spend a another dime on content that I can’t use the way I please. If I can’t copy it to my hard drive and play it using the devices I want, when and where I want, I won’t be buying it. Period. They can all take their DRM, broadcast flags, rootkits, and Compact Discs that aren’t really compact discs and shove them up their bottom-lines.

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