What is said below about DAT recorders in Europe is complete nonsense. I am from The Netherlands, and have been working a long time for Philips who was (I think) the inventor of the DAT recorder. The DAT recorder has never been a success. Also in Europe I think it is virtually impossible to buy a recorder nowadays. Also the tapes are probably not available any more. (And this situation already exists for quite some years)
So while agree-ing that we should be very aware of what our governments do for whatever clear or unclear reason, we should use correct arguments and examples. Regards, Leo Noordhuizen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Another Happy Linux User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 6:25 AM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( very O.T. rant) > <rant> > One other "small" thing.... > > How many of you own a Digital Audio Recorder (DAT)? > > (most will say "not me") > > You know why? Because the "music industry" has convinced the courts, that > we would all be criminals, if we owned one! No crime has been commited, > - yet we are all being punished! *Why!* > Because we "might" copy music????? > The "music industry" has "legally?", blocked the manufacturers from making > these devices available. > > DAT has been a distribution media standard in Europe, for some time now, - > most people there have at least one (DAT recorder/player), in their home, > - and we (in U.S. and Canada), can't even buy them. (except only, if one > owns and/or operates a commercial recording studio). > > What's wrong with this picture? > > Oops..... I forgot, - we are criminals, - just looking for a crime to > commit against the recordng industry...... > > </rant> > > Cheers, > > Jorgen > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
