> Raymond Camden wrote: > > While I despise the RIAA as much as anyone else - what > exactly is wrong > > with this? In theory, it only hurts people who are > downloading music. > > However, in practice it also hurt people that are using peer-to-peer > networks to distribute their own content. Spoofs of non-copyrighted > materials have also been found.
How? If I chose to download Moby's new single and it's a spoof - yes - I've wasted throughput - but it was my choice to download copyrighted music. > > > No one has the right to download > > the latest track from Moby without paying for it. > > Depends on whether Moby wants royalties for it. Isn't that > latest Eminem > song released as a free download over the internet only? Well, I doubt the RIAA would release spoofs of tracks their artists have already released. (Although they certainly don't rate high on the old IQ scale...) -ray ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
