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Change the out-of-date people
Not only is the model out of date, but so are the people making the rules. You are talking people that have been making rules since the 78 was the standard. These are people who honestly do not have a clue as to what technology is available, so they rely on a seriously biased interest group to tell them (not unlike a fox telling you the best way to protect the hen house).

Why is there a need to distribute 5 million hard copies of a CD anymore? A large number of people have on-line and burn capability (CD-RW/DVD-RW drives are standard now in new systems). One can also go to several services and create a custom compilation CD mix for purchasing. The big warehouse stores have the capability to set up burn-for-pay kiosks for those not willing to download. Carrying a folder full of plastic disks is not the norm.

At home, I can use my DVD player to listen to my old CDs and my ripped MP3, so I don't need the extra hardware. Right now my car has an old-fashioned cassette player, but that is being replaced next year with an MP3-capable CD player. My daughter is not allowed to take her original CDs she gets as gifts out of the house. I copy them as audio or MP3 CDs. MP3 CD players are under $40 now and I can put ten of her CDs on one disk that I can replace if it get messed up.

You tell me why we should all be forced to buy something extra to carry around. Technology has evolved, but the industry is still thinking of those old 78's.

Speaking of which, I happen to like Sophie Tucker. You may not think this is important until you realize that the "Mickey Mouse" copyright extension law will keep all Sophie's post-1928 material locked up. Whoever holds those copyrights can horde the recordings until the original acetates melt and there is nothing to hear. Right now, you really have to dig to find an old 78 of her because there aren't any CDs being released. Not profitable, you see...
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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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