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I don't know, for several reasons:

---Someone still has buy that used CD in the first
place---

That's already happened, whether I buy the used cd or not.
The bad deed has already been done, and it makes no
difference whether I re-purchase it or not, at least as far
as the RIAA's coffers go.

---If anything the RIAA gets more money from this
method as insurance replaces the CD that were stolen---

I would estimate that the percentage of stolen cds in most
stores is fairly low. And I'm sorry, but very few people are
going to report having a few cds stolen out of their car to
their insurance company. Again, you're asking me to
sacrifice hearing music, when the RIAA is already making
their money, and my enjoyment will give them nothing.

---As well if someone just bought it then got sick of it the
sale is still there---

Covered above. And I'm sorry, but if you abolished used
cd stores, people would still buy cds new, and be unhappy
with them, they'd just be unable to unload them and get
any money back. Again, the RIAA would still make their
money, and I'd get no new music out of it.

Furthermore, my local used cd shop is really the only place
close to me that carrys a wide variety of independent label
cds (both used and new). By supporting them through
buying used cds, I am directly supporting non-RIAA labels
by giving them an outlet to make sales. Take away used
cd sales, and my local shop goes under, and there's
nowhere for small labels to sell their goods.
Posted by: tic swayback   Posted on: 01/21/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Note to self  FreeBSD | 01/21/04
ahh yes...  ryusen | 01/21/04
I noticed that too...:)  cjules13 | 01/21/04
To diss or not to diss...  X Marks The Spot | 01/21/04
Hmm, careful what you ask for...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/21/04
It wasn't about asking or demanding...  cjules13 | 01/21/04
But What About Those  PottHead | 01/21/04
Shhh..  Patrick Jones | 01/21/04
Quite happy, thank you  tic swayback | 01/21/04
RIAA Police  X Marks The Spot | 01/21/04
I read the RIAA does exactly that  voska | 01/22/04
They do!  AbsolutelyNot | 01/22/04
Re: Hmm, careful what you ask for...  none none | 01/21/04
RIAA is missing the point of the argument  cliath@... | 01/21/04
LMAO!  toadlife | 01/21/04
Too true  tic swayback | 01/21/04
Buying used supports the RIAA  voska | 01/21/04
circular argument  tic swayback | 01/21/04
Not saying take away used CDs here  voska | 01/22/04
When artists will care about their profits (not RIAA)? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/21/04
RE: LMAO  brian ansorge | 01/21/04
ouch - what a burn  RedHat9User | 01/21/04
532 down, 59,999,468 to go!  tic swayback | 01/21/04
Or: when you downloaded 113,000 songs - beware RIAA (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/21/04
Risk to be caught by RIAA is much higher a car-accident.  Vily Clay | 01/21/04
Wow, and still not inciting me to shop for music  FilledOut | 01/21/04
100% legal way to get mp3's "free"  maxo_z | 01/21/04
Thank you  Bill4 | 01/21/04
Ditto  SublimeDaze | 01/21/04
comments  tic swayback | 01/21/04
Not only that, but  none none | 01/21/04
Because of replacement.  maxo_z | 01/22/04
convinience...  ryusen | 01/22/04
my understanding;  ryusen | 01/22/04
Thuggery, not me it's just too damned confusing  voska | 01/22/04
and with dynamic IP addresses?  jfalknor | 01/21/04
The IP is still in the same range...  cjules13 | 01/21/04
ISPs Retaining Dynamic IP Logs  Scapularius | 01/21/04
They can and do purge logs quickly  voska | 01/22/04
Is the RIAA stalking 12-year olds on the Internet again ???  Plain Logic | 01/21/04
more like tossing a net and see what they get...  buxxmaster | 01/21/04
yes...  nograin | 01/21/04
(NT) I continue my boycott of purchased CD's - as do my friends.  Plain Logic | 01/21/04
um...yeah right  nograin | 01/21/04
indeed  tic swayback | 01/21/04
but...  ryusen | 01/22/04
RIAA has misread alot of consumers minds I think  Icingdeath | 01/21/04
Running scared from new technlology.  Uncoveror | 01/21/04
THE PIRATES HAVE MISSED REALITY !  realitycheck101 | 01/21/04
YEAHRIGHT needs to learn English  tic swayback | 01/21/04
This is not stealing anything  X Marks The Spot | 01/21/04
Is that you, bitty?  NoB$ | 01/21/04
Yup, it's itty bitty!! getting smaller everyday  cybershoplifter | 01/22/04
Whatever...  AbsolutelyNot | 01/21/04
You are narrowing the focus too much  Icingdeath | 01/22/04
I've downloaded hundreds of songs  voska | 01/22/04
Me to voska  cybershoplifter | 01/22/04
even metalica  ryusen | 01/22/04
These guys  ParadigmOdyssey | 01/21/04
?????????????????  Grastar | 01/22/04
There is a free  ParadigmOdyssey | 01/22/04
Actually, it was ALMOST coherent  AbsolutelyNot | 01/22/04
I think paradigm just likes to mess with our heads  buxxmaster | 01/22/04
If you like  ParadigmOdyssey | 01/24/04
millionaire on back of 1 record!!!!  zededd | 01/22/04
*sign.. sue and we keep downloading happy  M_c | 01/22/04
I did a Visualroute trace on the first IP and....  cybershoplifter | 01/22/04
Tracing the IPs and traffic volume  AbsolutelyNot | 01/22/04
good point especially upload volume  buxxmaster | 01/22/04
random inspirational solution  ryusen | 01/22/04
Another good solution  AbsolutelyNot | 01/22/04
Drat these talkbacks!  AbsolutelyNot | 01/22/04
Where the real piracy is!  AbsolutelyNot | 01/23/04
another idea  terracell | 11/13/04

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