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Limewire
So Limewire music file sharing site has been closed down by the courts. Remember Napster was first. How long before more pop up to continue the illegal activity?
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Haggisdj - music is not like software.
Anyone who uses a computer requires software. It is usually constructed, marketed and maintained to agreeed mindustry standards, and the domain of electronics companies who sell their systems to their customers.
Music is an art form, and it's output is vastly various.
As I mentioned, some artists are litigious in the defence of their art, and will take legal action against people sharing it outside agreed and regulated outlets.
Others embrace the file-sharing culture as a way of spreading their music around audiences who would not otherwise be exposed to it.
The majority of the money made from copyright is fed back to record company shareholders, rather than to the philanthropic extention of saleries to musicians - have you ever seen a modern recording contract from a major label?
As for the 'garbage' served by the X Factor ...' - that comment smacks of musical snobbery.
Music is not debased on a sliding scale of popularity - if it's on a talent show it must always be sub-standard.
Music - like the internet, is there for everyone, and ever may it be so.
Anyone who uses a computer requires software. It is usually constructed, marketed and maintained to agreeed mindustry standards, and the domain of electronics companies who sell their systems to their customers.
Music is an art form, and it's output is vastly various.
As I mentioned, some artists are litigious in the defence of their art, and will take legal action against people sharing it outside agreed and regulated outlets.
Others embrace the file-sharing culture as a way of spreading their music around audiences who would not otherwise be exposed to it.
The majority of the money made from copyright is fed back to record company shareholders, rather than to the philanthropic extention of saleries to musicians - have you ever seen a modern recording contract from a major label?
As for the 'garbage' served by the X Factor ...' - that comment smacks of musical snobbery.
Music is not debased on a sliding scale of popularity - if it's on a talent show it must always be sub-standard.
Music - like the internet, is there for everyone, and ever may it be so.
> Doc seems to think that 100% of the money paid for a DVD or CD goes direct to the "stars"
And that every actor and musician is a multi-millionaire!
I'd like a new Ferrari Testarossa, but I can't afford one. Therefore, I'll assume that the person who designed it is extremely rich, which means that it's perfectly acceptable for me to steal one...
And that every actor and musician is a multi-millionaire!
I'd like a new Ferrari Testarossa, but I can't afford one. Therefore, I'll assume that the person who designed it is extremely rich, which means that it's perfectly acceptable for me to steal one...
