Why Downloading Pirated Music Pinches! »
Posted By omerazam 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Arts & EntertainmentNobody likes being called a thief, even those that download pirated music online. But the fact remains that people who perform free music downloads or buy music online using credit cards, from controversial web sites may be part of international piracy
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CHAM2 months, 3 weeks ago
Piracy is a problem and there are many other scams involved that don't get the same attention. I once called the Attorney General and believe it or not talked to a representative ( they said . Anyway the gist of my call was that if the AG really wanted to stop piracy, scams, etc. all they had to do was bring charges against the phone providers because every telecom has the ability to log all calls ( this is the way they make their bill ). The telecoms can spy on you but they don't have to help the AG find a thief.
I never could see why people would pirate a song when they can buy it legitimally from Wal-Mart on line for 88 cents. I've bpought several that way.
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chevydog2 months, 3 weeks ago
I believe that copyright protection should not be an unconditional right; but rather it should bedependent on periodic, well-publicized making available of music.
The argument that one hears most against illegal downloading is that it takes money out of the pocket of the copyright holder. But if a holder after X period of time (10?, 15?, 20? years) does nothing to distribute a work, is he not in effect saying that he sees no commercial prospects for it? I would be disinclined to provide copyright ptotection to someone who clearly has rejected hope of commercial viability.
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riverdog2 months, 3 weeks ago
Chevydog I disagree, original material should always be be granted copyright protection regardless of time lapse. Just because someone is or was unable to promulgate commercial viability of his/her product does not mean that the product should lose it's protection. You/I/we have no idead what the reasons behind an artists failure to create commercial viability are, were or will be. It's almost impossible to get signed anymore, record companies aren't willing to risk as they did in the past. Indie's are out there going it alone and most of them are terrible at self promotion. The music industry in either dying from illegal file sharing or currently in such a flux state that there aren't any guarantees or rules on this road to the future. Not too mention things like divorce, ill health and a muried of possible personal circumstances that could or have diminished the rightful author's ability to capitalize upon his/her creation.
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