29/4/03 5:52 AM Odeluga, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Martin >> I figure The Plan is to "own" file sharing not stop it, same old same old - >> tapes/video/floppies and on and on... > > Exactly. I mean, how is Sony losing out because of 'illegal downloading'? > They make the MDs, they make the players. They own a vast swathe of the > 'industry' - which they hoped would be an advantage when they tried to > control the platform (which failed as NetMD is so crap). It's just some Sony > divisions cashing in at the expense of other Sony divisions. The main > concern is still (it seems to me) the artists' interests - and I include > those with deals with majors (even if I don't like their music.)
Yes I can see the issue in my own home - I download MP3's but I hate not having the sleeve and everything else that comes with it, so if I like the album I buy it and delete all the old crap I don't want, I should also point out that if I buy an album I don't like I always take that back as well. However, my daughter has no interest in the sleeves/artwork/gubbins etc. because to her she can have 4 bootleg albums for £10 or just the one from Sony. I'm on the side of the artist but it's difficult to know what to do because as a font designer I can tell you I have seen my work all over the place, knowing that the font hasn't been paid for, and while I enjoy seeing my work on flyer/sites/videos I know there's very little I can do and life is too short to be bitter... The only thing I can think if is Artist take back control or Sony etc lower the price point to make bootlegging pointless.....
