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Except one thing
There is no loss that can be proven.

For example: If Britney Spears' new song is download for nothing or record off the radio for nothing what's the differnce?

This is problem of an outdated business model. The business model is the business of being middlemen. Now there is nothing wrong with being the middleman if you business model supports that but in this case it isn't.

The model of having a Recording Label promote music by paying millions of dollars to corporate radio stations is not sustainable. As much as the radio station and independent record promoters would like that this business model is on the way out. The Recording Label can still exist but thier business model must change to. They must become more service oriented and appeal to thier customers that being the artists who wish to sell to the masses.

Fileswapping leading to copyright infringment is the problem it's symptom of the actual problem. It seems easier to treat the symptom than the real problem but it only give you short term relief before the problem rears it's ugly head again in differnt form.
Posted by: voska   Posted on: 03/30/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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This should be fun  vferrara | 03/30/04
Compulsory licensing  buxxmaster | 03/30/04
But it doesn't solve the problem  voska | 03/30/04
Could not have summed it up better!!!  bchesmer | 03/30/04
This backfireing big time  voska | 03/30/04
stow it berman  zijiang | 03/30/04
so what happens when...  ryusen | 03/30/04
(NT) lol, I can't wait  zijiang | 03/30/04
Hatch keeps pitching  AbsolutelyNot | 03/30/04
Suits Happen!!!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/30/04
Lawyers love it(NT)  voska | 03/30/04
"First let's kill all the lawyers!" - William Shakespeare  AbsolutelyNot | 03/30/04
When your business model has outlived its viability..  B.O.F.H. | 03/30/04
What hogwash!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/30/04
Except one thing  voska | 03/30/04
Another false premise.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/30/04
Try reading the whole post  voska | 03/30/04
Simply isn't true.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/30/04
What's that have to do with the problem  voska | 03/31/04
blah blah blah IT'S STEALING!!!!!!!  cybershoplifter | 03/30/04
why should they change?  ryusen | 03/30/04
Change the out-of-date people  AbsolutelyNot | 03/30/04
problem with your argument...  ryusen | 03/30/04
Motive is always money  AbsolutelyNot | 03/30/04
money is a short term goal...  ryusen | 03/31/04
blah blah blah IT'S STEALING!!!!!!!  cybershoplifter | 03/30/04
Whadda know ... just like SCO!  troy@... | 03/31/04
RIAA  aquabob | 03/31/04
Re: Business Model  Rabid Conservative | 03/31/04
RIAA shouldnt dictate  ParadigmOdyssey | 03/30/04
the music industry made $32.2 billion in 2002  Hanover Phist | 03/30/04
Harvard Study - p2p doesn't kill CD sales  cybershoplifter | 03/30/04
I agree....  wayne.p | 03/31/04
Is the industry listening?  AbsolutelyNot | 03/30/04
So far, Canada says no dice!  KHEL_z | 04/01/04

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