The issue with the record companies seems to be the
Quality level of MP3's. Its the whole "tapes from the
radio mostly sound like garbage and so do tapes of
CD's, other tapes, records etc. but MP3's (can) retain
the same quality level as the original recording."
thing.
Speaking as a musician, I've never heard an MP3 that
didn't sound flat, compressed, uninspiring and
insipid. In my opinion they aren't worth paying for.
The only use for them that makes any sense to me is
for marketing ends.
Anybody read the study (I forget who, an american
private research group hired by RIAA) that found that
people with large MP3 collections tend to buy more
CD's then the average person?
Artists steal all the time. Art is theft as someone
said and then there is that great quote form Mark
Twain "Immature humorists borrow, mature humorists
steal". My point being that without theft there would
not be art as we know it so why worry about a few MP3s
that sound like crap anyway?
Capitalism.
So, theres my .02 for what its worth from a person who
is almost completely disinterested in the whole
napster/MP3/RIAA thing. Looks like idiots fighting
over who owns the storm in sandstorm ;-)
Dacia
--- Steve Weltman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I'm sorry that I have to reply to a thread about
> copyrights in a Linux
> newbie mail list, but...
>
> I think that the songs are available freely to you
> already on another
> medium. It's called the radio. If you turn your
> dial to the correct
> station, you can hear most of what is available for
> download on
> Napster/Gnapster.
>
> The funny thing is that you are allowed to tape your
> CDs for private
> playback, and even give those recordings to friends
> (yes, legally). But the
> recording industry is reporting profits for this
> fiscal year to their
> investors, and risk loosing investments if the
> records aren't purchased in
> the most accountable manner (via your local music
> store). So they are
> proposing a method to reduce a distribution method
> that can't/doesn't keep
> track of who's listening to what.
>
> That's my 2 cents.
>
> Have a nice (bar-anybody-copying-me-and-I'll-sue)
> day!
>
> Steve Weltman
> (not an expert on copyright, but know when I'm being
> bullied into buying
> something that is already free)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 7:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Gnapster (continued)...
>
>
> > 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
> >
> > ** Registered Linux user # 182496 **
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Mike & Tracy Holt wrote:
> >
> > > "Ronald J. Hall" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Anthony wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > The password that you chose when you
> registered on Napster/Gnapster.
> > > >
> > > > Argh. Did not know that you had to go to their
> website and register!
> > > >
> > > > ;-(
> > > >
> > > > What is it they say about a little knowledge
> being dangerous?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you, Anthony...
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> /\
> > > >
> Dark><Lord
> > > >
> \/
> > > That's ok, evidently they're going to be turned
> off at midnight...
> > > another victory for those poor people who have
> to spend their mornings
> > > deciding which Porche to drive to work today =(
> > >
> > >
> >
>
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites.
http://invites.yahoo.com/
