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Originally posted by anothermama
It's illegal and I think that in regards to CDs and issues with RIAA (or whatever it is) and such ... I think it's a load of CRAP and so THATS why I flout the law. |
Why do you think it's a load of crap (besides the obvious - that you apparently feel you're entitled to the fruits of someone else's labor without compensating them for it)?
Maybe you could try looking at it from an artist's point of view. For instance, my uncle is an incredible jazz guitarist. He saved for 2 years to pay for studio time to record and produce his own album. He wrote all of his own songs, played all of the instruments, sang, did all of the mixing. Is it fair to him for someone to buy his album and then make the songs available on the internet for other people to download, so
they don't have to buy it? (And this has happened, btw).
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| Uhm........I'm sure I can't be the only kid who made mix tapes when I was younger. And EVERYONE swapped em. And how many people or their parents copied a VHS tape when the rented them? I mean, heck, they tried to put those little taps on VHS and it still didn't stop anyone. |
So because everyone does it, that makes it right? That statement reminds me of the NPR program I heard the other day about our "cheating" culture. It was all about how so many people cheat and steal (including pirating music) these days because it's generally accepted by society or even necessary in order to keep one's self on a level playing field. It's really sad, IMO, that that sort of behavior is somehow considered acceptable. It really leads to a general degradation of society's standards... and there's no getting off that path if people continue to do the same 'ol thing citing the excuse, "Well,
everyone does it!"
And, btw, there's a bit of a difference between mixed tapes and having the ability to pirate entire albums. It's still illegal, but at least hearing one song on a mixed tape that goes from one friend to another is sometimes (or even often) the impetus for going out and buying a complete album.
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| The issue is an issue today because a few HUGE companies have their hands on virtually ALL media and they want every last dime of their money. I mean, have you noticed the most vocal opponents are HUGE bands, HUGE lables, and HUGE actors? Give me a break. |
The one good thing that this whole music pirating debacle has done is make the corporations realize that they need to stop inflating the prices of media. There's a lot of talk now (and some action) about CD prices going down......
Regardless, though, inflated prices and the fact that someone's winning big is still no excuse to steal. Especially now when you can
legally download an entire album off of iTunes for a really reasonable price.
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| It's been done for ages and will continue to be done and I think it's crap they decide to make a big deal of it now. |
I'm so glad that this hasn't been said of all moral issues our society has faced. Imagine where we'd be now....
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