Comments on: Supreme court rules for MGM

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:15:31 +0000

It hardly matters what this yoyo thinks on the Betamax case. To be honest the latest greatest is of no interest to me. The price for the product is simply to great and I desire nothing that has come out recently in offerings. Radio isn’t a place to hear anything new. Since p2p was a place to hear new stuff, that is for all intents and purposes gone, just a matter of time. However, because there is now no place to hear new stuff, there also isn’t going to be much of a market for someone trying to break out. Can’t be heard, can’t get a fan base.

Since most of what I hear passing for music these days is crap, that works for me. No money from me for the music at all. I will find other stuff to do but it won’t be listening to music I haven’t heard. Rather I have an extensive library of music I purchased long ago. I made a backup of it all to reel to reel and still listen to it. Best of luck for the yoyo that thinks this spells financial success for him. All it does in my opinion is lock up the market and I don’t want any part of it.

No sale here!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:53:41 +0000

Personally I think Britney is tolerable. What about Adam Sandler? If P2P conyinues will we never see any “work” by Adam again. I think it would be worth making a list of the good things and possible results of P2P.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:05:29 +0000

nice:)

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 07:41:01 +0000

Dear Ms. Justice O’connor:

I hope that was tongue-in-cheek. otherwise, you have a warped sinse of humour and distorted reality.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 07:29:04 +0000

Not an Idea,

A right guaranteed by the constitution.
A judge can jail me if they wish, the judgement can be challenged as unconstitutional. No Risk, No gain.

If we all bend before the almighty law without question,
we deserve to take it in the ass.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 07:06:03 +0000

The ninth circuit was completely off base about what substantial non-infringing uses really means… The Betamax case wasn’t a blank check to steal copyrighted material…

The fight isn’t over… now all the P2P crooks need to be sued out of business!!!! And all the individual music pirates along with them!!!

Long Live American Music!!! Die Pirates Die!!!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 22:46:29 +0000

that’s right. they induce p2p.

they force people to use p2p programs to get what they want for free because they are unable – or unwilling – to pay for rentals like itunes/napster, etc.

they induce people to turn to p2p because they are unable – or unwilling – to pay the exhorbitantly extortionate high prices for cds, dvds and cinema tix.

they induce people to turn to p2p for tv shows which take months or years – if at all – to reach their homes via broadcast tv. as well as inconvenient availability and distribution timetables for dvds of tv shows and movies and region coding (which itself is ridiculous).

the reason p2p is popular is because the cartels induce people to use them.

it’s their own fault.

someone should sue them for inducement.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:34:44 +0000

Just did a quick search and found this. I had read about it in one of the Canadian newspapers at one time.

http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2000/12/schmeiser.html

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:16:37 +0000

Do you know what company it was? That is why these companies need to leave well enough alone. For generations, farmers have taken part of the crop harvest to use as seed for the next planting. Companies cannot stop this no matter what they try. It’s one thing to be a profiteering bottom feeder, it’s quite different if it’s messing with the food supply. There will be a revolt if they do.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:11:51 +0000

america company doing the suing…so don’t think it won’t happen

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:06:35 +0000

A lawyer making an honest living? Now how’s that for an oxymoronic statement?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:59:59 +0000

That’s Canada, not the US. If the plant was genetically engineered or modified, then they might have a point. Personally, I don’t see that happening in the US…yet….

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:02:25 +0000

a world without britney spears?

omigod! life would then be worth living – at least mildly bearable.

do away with mandy moore and paris hilton too, and then we have utopia!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:57:55 +0000

damaging an investment is a bad thing, you all like Britney Spears right (otherwise you wouldn’t download her songs so much). just imagine what your world would be like without her

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:47:07 +0000

“I work for myself, I am an independent studio musician, who was trying to get by on royalty payments until I went to law school last year.”
*****

so, your future job will be to sue the people you wanted to attract?

nice.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:45:09 +0000

yes. free is good. greed is bad.

free is good for the economy. it allows people to save money in banks, or to buy other non-free necessary things for life – like health insurance and food.

keep p2p free!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:29:35 +0000

you all miss the point completely and your illusionary view of what you consider to be “freedom” is nothing less than a “all free for me please” mentality

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:50:49 +0000

in my university, the book store was required to have a copy machine and to allow students to copy – for free (except for the copy charges) – as many pages/chapters from a book as they wanted when they needed them so they wouldn’t have to be forced to buy the book. university books are damn expensive and not always available used.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:47:12 +0000

if you openly defy a judge’s orders, you will go to jail and/or be fined.

good luck with that idea.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 12:43:55 +0000

I mean — I have gone out and bought CD’s after hearing MP3’s just because I wanted the actual CD’s.