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When I play a CD on my computer, my program tells me that it is playing at 1411kb/s. When I play an MP3, my program tells me that it is playing at anywhere from 96kb/s to 320kb/s. Most of the MP3 downloads are at 128kb/s. There is no duplication of quality when converting from cda to mp3 format.
The recording industry has been cheating the public for years by selling the same song on other discs titled by another name. I have loads of duplicate songs by the same artist on more than one album. Now with these new "artist", they RIAA says that their sails are off. I think their clients music quality is farther off. The economy was down so people where just a little leary about wasting money on noise. For years, people have been taping songs from the radio onto cassette tapes. People have been copying movie off the air waves and even copying rental videos.
I write game levels in my spare time and have had my designs used by others to make money on their site. I can only tell them to stop using my material. They are in other countries and that is a problem. If the RIAA limits their actions to those in the United States that place the cda quality of songs on the web then I might go along with them. As far as the MP3 copy goes, I think the RIAA should be stopped. Money grabbing lawyers trying to make a living intimidating common citizens. The Chinese pirate 99% of all the software used in that country. Can you touch them. If I want to buy one song by an artist, I have to buy an entire over-priced CD. Buying a song for 99 cents off the web is a good way to go as long as I can get CD quality. Mp3 quality falls too short.
The RIAA is going too far and some group should stop them.
Posted by: Kevin_z   Posted on: 12/14/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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True  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/12/03
As far as I'm concerned  voska | 12/12/03
Pirate?  lotta_anger | 12/13/03
GWB's Copyright Law?  vferrara | 12/15/03
How about preloaded CDRWs?  Nigel Johnstone | 12/12/03
Copyrights dont get out a lot  ParadigmOdyssey | 12/12/03
Uh... say what?  TheWerewolf | 12/12/03
Only Buys Government Beuracrasy at Your expense  ParadigmOdyssey | 12/12/03
Wow, a thoughtful government agency.  Frihet | 12/12/03
Canadain Politics is quite differnt that US  voska | 12/12/03
Bashing policians is third Canadian national sport.  TheWerewolf | 12/12/03
Wow, Democracy! What a concept!  Spoon Jabber | 12/13/03
Canadian politicians  Ardian Daka | 12/15/03
"American Democracy" a FALLACY  MitchDev | 12/15/03
Did you quit taking your meds?  Spoon Jabber | 12/15/03
"American Democracy" a FALLACY  JABATHEHUT | 02/04/04
The Queen?  voska | 12/15/03
Missed my point, I guess  Spoon Jabber | 12/15/03
it is always easier  JWatson77 | 12/13/03
Wow, all of Canada to be sued by RIAA  FilledOut | 12/12/03
Ah, but thge Copyright Baord is almost beyond challenge  KeithRisler | 12/12/03
P2P Downloading legal..  d_jedi | 12/12/03
Here's how it works....  KeithRisler | 12/12/03
Greedy industry wants to have eat their cake and have it too  Knorthern Knight | 12/12/03
He.He....this is what you do....  boatelc | 12/13/03
Sovreignity, how dare they?  eviltwin | 12/13/03
this is as it should be  JWatson77 | 12/13/03
Uploading still illegal  John Zern | 12/13/03
Ah But what does P2P have to do with Fair-Use  ParadigmOdyssey | 12/14/03
How Do You Download Without A Hard Drive?  andyhayes1 | 12/14/03
What??  d_jedi | 12/14/03
also  voska | 12/15/03
Use a ram drive  lengua99 | 12/16/03
RIAA  Kevin_z | 12/14/03
So, now the RIAA thinks it can tell COUNTRIES...  BitTwiddler | 12/15/03
That's the problem...  becksdark | 12/15/03
More like a..  d_jedi | 12/15/03
Canadian decision inconsistent with International Copyright Treaties  aragueneau | 12/16/03
**** The RIAA  Qwerty420 | 01/22/04
F**k The RIAA  Qwerty420 | 01/22/04

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