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Originally Posted by zwaps  The RIAA are not protecting anyones interest.
They are suing people to get money.
In fact, they have it pretty much figured out how to press people into settlements for 3000-10000 bucks without involving any court at all - wether those people are actually guilty or not!
They are making a shitload of money.
What is the consequence?
People start hating the music industry. I mean deep, sincere hate.
I know friends who pledge that they will never buy a (RIAA-member) album again.
The assumption that people who download an album would actually buy it if download was not available is frankly wrong.
Most people who enjoy the music will buy it.
Steve Jobs, once again, reckognized what is going on and I can pretty much guarantee you the DRM-free stuff will take off.
And that, friends, is just a basic principle of economy.
If you fight your customers, then you get nothing.
If you offer something they want, then you make money.
Did anyone remember the satisfiying feeling you got after buying Tool 10.000 days with the great music, recording and the googles and everything?
Why not more of this?
Who would seriously buy an Avril Lavigne album that includes a 2-page booklet and shitty music.
The RIAA does nothing but hurt the artists. |
So your basic premise in this argument is that people are stealing things they wouldnt buy any way so it doesn't matter?
The assumption doesn't matter. People will not buy what they can get for free. It doesn't matter if they also download stuff they woudn't buy. They DO download suff they would buy and don't buy it because they obtain it for FREE.
If I could get my Akai MPC 4000, ProtoolsHD system, outboard gear, keyboards, Undergrad loans, Grad School Tuition FOR FREE, I would.
I'd probably have more stuff than I'd actually bought but I also have the stuff that I did buy, and I wouldnt have bought it.
Why are we not agreeing that people won't buy what they can get for free.
The moral implications are excluded because most people don't see it as stealing since it is so widespread.
Do you guys have no concept of economics? Do you guys have no concept of law?
If there was no theft we'd need no laws against it. But if there were no laws and no consequences, we'd have a heck of alot more of it going on.
You can blame the record company contracts with artists or the quality of music till the cows come home. IF you overlook the Elephant in the room of people being able to get the stuff for free so they don't purchase it, you can look around for ever coming up with reasons for why the room smells like elephant shit.
HINT:
It probably has something to do with the huge elephant.