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Originally Posted by Ironklad Audio 
here's another scenario...
this last january, some shithead kid broke into my car and lit it on fire. the vehicle was destroyed...a total, 100% loss. i had 30+ albums in the car, all of which were completely destroyed, although the jewel cases were(and still are) in my house. now, IMO, i believe that it should be perfectly legal to download those albums from the internet...they were bought and paid for, which i can provide physical proof of, and my ability to play them was hampered by the criminal act of another person.
BUT...if you asked the lawyers for the RIAA, they'd probably tell you that i'm a thief. these guys seriously need to get a clue, because they're digging their own graves at this point. |
You know, if any of my other possesions get destroyed in a fire or stolen, I pay to have them replaced (whether or not insurance covers it). If I have a statue of a goat smoking a joint, I own that statue. I can do whatever I want with it... I can take a picture of it, make a plaster cast of it, charge admission to see it, etc etc. If it gets stolen/destroyed, I can pay for another one to replace it.
But I don't own the contents of a CD. I bought and paid for the privilege of listening to it for personal use and I
cannot use that physical item any way I see fit. Why should my license die with the physical copy? If I truly own that physical copy, stop telling me what I can and can't do with it. If I don't, then replace my shit when it gets stolen or destroyed since I paid legally and fairly for the right to listen to it.
I can't believe record company executives still make as much money as they do. They really should be making as much money as a CVS store manager or a tire salesman.