Posted by Larry J. on 11/04/05 20:23

Waiving the right to remain silent, "AnthonyR" <nomail@nospam.com>
said:

> Also all these years that music was freely available from the
> radio, why haven't music companies been freaking out about
> people recording the music off the radio rather than running out
> and buying the cd's? Did they not fear people recording their
> own copies rather than buying cd's? NO, you know why?

Yes, but not for your reasons.

They knew that the analog recordings made by people were generally
crap, and got worse as more people copied them. (Not that they liked
it at all...)

They fear the digital mastering and subsequent digital copying which
essentially leaves the material pristine.

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Larry Jandro
Video Engineering & Equipment Rentals
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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