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Post #117,280
by gdaustin
9/9/03 6:32:03 PM
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New You tell me...
How a 12 year-old is going to understand tomes of copyright law?

Even among my 20-something friends, downloading music is just "natural". They live on KaZaa, before that on Napster.

This is a bunch of 50-something RIAA babyboomer lawyer suits telling rebellious teens and 20's that they are going to BUY music. The suits will win, but will piss off most of the 20-somethings.

Then, the 20-somethings will start looking for "free-download" artists and there will be a great revival in music, again. "Ding Dong, Mettalica's Dead".

Sorry, but I really see a generational gap in this one. It will be interesting.

Glen Austin
Post #117,603
by static
9/12/03 9:02:11 AM
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New Pay for download is still experimental.
For the RIAA stooge companies, that is.

There was a discussion on ABC Radio National this morning about this and one of the guests made the point that the record companies are still trying to figure out what the general public want. Their pay-for-music services were subscription based. Meanwhile, Apple setup iTunes as a pay-per-tune service. Witness the comparative success... The same guest also mentioned the range of available songs also influenced the success: they have to target the computer-savvy with disposable income, basically, to kick-start this sort of thing.

Wade.

Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
 
Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please

-- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne.
     The RIAA sees the face of evil, and it's a 12-year-old girl. - (jbrabeck) - (10) - Sept. 9, 2003, 03:05:19 PM EDT
         You tell me... - (gdaustin) - (1) - Sept. 9, 2003, 06:32:03 PM EDT
             Pay for download is still experimental. - (static) - Sept. 12, 2003, 09:02:11 AM EDT
         Settlement - (gdaustin) - Sept. 10, 2003, 08:21:35 AM EDT
         Right Or Wrong... - (pwhysall) - Sept. 10, 2003, 08:27:42 AM EDT
         Horns of dilemma... - (pwhysall) - (1) - Sept. 10, 2003, 08:30:16 AM EDT
             Double entendre even, in this concise rant - (Ashton) - Sept. 10, 2003, 05:44:21 PM EDT
         This is a symptom - (jake123) - (3) - Sept. 10, 2003, 11:05:56 AM EDT
             Puff Daddy - (pwhysall) - (2) - Sept. 10, 2003, 11:11:32 AM EDT
                 Yes, that was a good one - (jake123) - (1) - Sept. 10, 2003, 11:15:54 AM EDT
                     Love. It. -NT - (Ashton) - Sept. 10, 2003, 05:45:56 PM EDT

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