Comments on: Flea-market gang sentenced http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4553 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4553/comment-page-1#comment-12436 Reader's Write Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:36:37 +0000 #comment-12436 I don't disagree with your main points. I have a question for you. Is it their (the music biz) "right" to tear apart US constitutional freedoms and RIGHTS in the process of fighting in vein to prop up an obsolete business model that's already on life support? If these companyies were even remotely decent, by that I mean treating their talent fairly and not engaging in payola, price fixing, VERY questionable accounting, etc, etc... I might be somewhat sympathetic. IMHO they are a bunch of thieving thugs in business suits. To hell with them. I don’t disagree with your main points. I have a question for you. Is it their (the music biz) “right” to tear apart US constitutional freedoms and RIGHTS in the process of fighting in vein to prop up an obsolete business model that’s already on life support?

If these companyies were even remotely decent, by that I mean treating their talent fairly and not engaging in payola, price fixing, VERY questionable accounting, etc, etc… I might be somewhat sympathetic. IMHO they are a bunch of thieving thugs in business suits. To hell with them.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4553/comment-page-1#comment-12411 Reader's Write Mon, 18 Apr 2005 04:57:46 +0000 #comment-12411 It sounds like that's what you are saying. By that logic murder is not a crime. And you are wrong, there is money changing hands. The p2p networks make money by selling their software, advertising, spyware, and probably in a few ways you don't know. Some of that money goes to you when those p2p networks advertise on your site. You are stealing when you download copyrighted music from someone else. Yes, I do it too, but at least I am not deluding myself into thinking I am on some altruistic quest to bring down an evil empire. I happen to think that the music industry has to adapt or die, but believe they have a right to go down fighting. I am sure they know they have to change eventually, but until they can figure out their next move they will fight inevitability any way they can. And that's their right. It sounds like that’s what you are saying. By that logic murder is not a crime. And you are wrong, there is money changing hands. The p2p networks make money by selling their software, advertising, spyware, and probably in a few ways you don’t know. Some of that money goes to you when those p2p networks advertise on your site. You are stealing when you download copyrighted music from someone else. Yes, I do it too, but at least I am not deluding myself into thinking I am on some altruistic quest to bring down an evil empire. I happen to think that the music industry has to adapt or die, but believe they have a right to go down fighting. I am sure they know they have to change eventually, but until they can figure out their next move they will fight inevitability any way they can. And that’s their right.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4553/comment-page-1#comment-12392 Reader's Write Sun, 17 Apr 2005 19:59:50 +0000 #comment-12392 For that kind of money, it's probably worth it to do a short stint in jail. Maybe their money is safely tucked away in a Swiss account waiting for their release from jail. For that kind of money, it’s probably worth it to do a short stint in jail. Maybe their money is safely tucked away in a Swiss account waiting for their release from jail.

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