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Ok, now that was stupid
I was totally not agreeing with that analogy till yours came along. His is more correct than yours.

Lets see, If i buy stocks with out a stockbroker how is my old stockbroker working for free?

One flip side

How is me downloading for free, assuming I never buy here, even similar to buying from a website?

P2P is more like radio for promotion purposes except it's uncontrolled. Hence the reason RIAA hates it. No control. CDs and MP3 are not the same product that's why people still buy MP3s.

Here's what I think the Recording Industry should do. They should let everyone enjoy free music on P2P. They should stop putting out CDs entirely. They should then put out High Def content on the new DVDs.

Are you going to download 25 GBs of content and decrypt or just pay $18 for the DVD. Remember the MP3s are fee for the taking but like that song in MP3 format but want more well that DVD has MORE. There will be full surround sound, concerts, songs and such. Watch how much money they make.

This is just smart but will the recording industry do it? Nope! As it's a compromise. MP3s become worthless and DVD audio becomes the money maker but there's that little control thing again.
Posted by: voska   Posted on: 08/23/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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tools should never be blamed for the crime  V Sanders | 08/20/04
P2P , not server!  nomorems | 08/20/04
Whoa a second there  voska | 08/20/04
no no no  V Sanders | 08/21/04
Uploading vs. Copying  AbsolutelyNot | 08/23/04
fair use goes beyond that...  ryusen | 08/23/04
No, don't congratulate yourselves on it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/20/04
Last time I checked..  d_jedi | 08/20/04
Wink, wink, don't do that...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/21/04
can't have it both ways  V Sanders | 08/21/04
Given what teh users do, I say they disregard the EULA  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/22/04
And that's the P2P company's problem.. why?  d_jedi | 08/23/04
wink, wink?  d_jedi | 08/23/04
Why not?  AbsolutelyNot | 08/23/04
Why not  d_jedi | 08/23/04
And you are supporting an illegally maintained monopoly...  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/23/04
question for you guys  Valis Keogh | 08/20/04
You buy a copy  amicus_curious | 08/21/04
What about the 1960's?  Bill_gates_Is_SATAN | 08/22/04
EULA?  voska | 08/23/04
Check the online stores?  d_jedi | 08/23/04
You own it all  voska | 08/23/04
You miss the point  bugmenot00 | 08/21/04
The man in the middle  amicus_curious | 08/21/04
Really???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/21/04
Kind of a stupid assumption  amicus_curious | 08/21/04
Sorry, stealing is not buying.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/22/04
Stealing in this case is legal  voska | 08/23/04
Interesting how you take an arguement out of context!  B.O.F.H. | 08/22/04
Ok, now that was stupid  voska | 08/23/04
Pirates?  AbsolutelyNot | 08/23/04

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