MP3's vs Recording companies

[arcitech2]

Recently lawsuits have been filed against 3 major universities, Princeton, Michigan Tech and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. They're being targeted for having MP3 sharing sites being run off of the university computers. This is the first round of a legal battle which may decide how much freedom we will have in the future. Why do I feel this way? The quote from one student is indicitive of the mindset of the technological generation:


Meanwhile, students who don't indulge in swapping remain rare. Jackie Vayntrub says she's the only one she knows on campus who won't do it. ''My roommate even just bought a second hard drive to hold all of her MP3s.''

She constantly asks friends to burn CDs for her. ''I don't remember the last time I bought a CD. But I do buy lots of blanks"

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The question is what is right, and what will happen to the recording industry when the consumers say goodbye to CD's? The 8-Track, Cassette and LP are mostly history, and the internet is replacing/changing how we get and keep our music. This is going to be a bumpy road.

 

[brxndxn]

I hope the RIAA goes bankrupt. No more fat lobbyists introducing new laws as part of corporate strategy to maximize profit by hurting the consumer.

I buy a bunch of blanks.. oh.. and I haven't bought a CD since they shut down Napster. For me, that was the final straw. While Napster was going strong, I was buying about 5 cds a month (that's like $80 that I spent EVERY month). But, when they decided to call me a thief, I have had it. Sure, I listened to mp3s that I didn't pay for. But, people listen to radio.

So.. now I don't buy their crap. I'll choke them before they choke me. All they can do is take away pop music. I, in a large group of me's, can let them die.