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Posted by Amun on 10/17/80 11:27
"D.E." <ask4myemail> wrote in message
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> "FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> schreef in bericht
> news:1127427610.641854.238920@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > Amun wrote:
> >> "FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1127355874.925156.176270@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> >> > Hardly a justification. Being the owner of something means you can
not
> >> > only set the price, but also decide whether to sell or not. If I
> >> > decide to steal a car, the fact that the owner hadn't put it on the
> >> > market doesn't change the fact that I've just taken a car that isn't
> >> > mine. There are many compelling arguments for distinguishing file
> >> > sharing from theft, but this is not one of them. Also, simply being
> >> > out of print (thought they had a different term) doens't mean out of
> >> > circulation - old record stores, individual collectors, E*bay offer a
> >> > few of the avenues for obtaining hard-to-find music.
> >> >
> >> So if someone buys a used record from an old record store or ebay or
just
> >> downloads a copy off the net or gets and mp3 made.
> >
> > Is that a question? Sounds like you're asking what the difference is
> > between DL'g an MP3 or just buying it used. Assuming that's what
> > you're asking. then see above - when you buy an old album, you're
> > buying what somebody else sold. The seller once bought that copy of
> > "Kilroy was Here" and now sold it - trading his "license" to listen to
> > that music for money.
>
> Hahha not in my country, I could copy the CD keep thje copy and sell the
> original again.
> Totally legal. I am in sch a great country.
>
>
> > There is still one copy of that album in
> > circulation. DL/UL music is different - the seller probably purchased
> > the music, but is now churning out copies of it. I doubt that RIAA
> > would have an issue (a legit one anyway) if people were just ripping
> > their own music, but P2P proves that this isn't the case.
>
> So radio stations are distributing songs, hmmm . ;o)
>
Don't forget about all those library's that loan out records, cd's, dvds,
etc for no cost at all.
And the RIAA, not only knows of it, but donates albums or cash to pay for
them as a tax write off
People who can borrow something whenever they want it, never will BUY it.
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