Comments on: Western Union drops telegrams

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 23:55:36 +0000

I do not see any connection between Western Union telegrams and copyright infringement.
Telegram service failed due to new technologies that became available for less money. Nevertheless, you pay for e-mail services to your ISP, phone company for providing you with phone lines. Also you need a PC for all that which costs money.
In RIA’s case, people obtaining music, which is someone’s property btw, without proper compensation and thatâs’ where the problem is.

ViC Phoenix

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 04:17:25 +0000

“Had Western Union been a member of the copyright cartel and lobbied hard enough, and hired enough lawyers, email would be presently banned. Certainly email systems would have been sued. ”

AMEN to that !!!
They saw the writing on the wall years ago and, instead of burying
their collective heads in the sand, they CHANGED THEIR BUSINESS
MODEL .

No whining, crying or lawyers.

Not everyone loves them as a company, but in at least THAT
aspect, they are an example of how things should be done.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:56:46 +0000

Had Western Union been a member of the copyright cartel and lobbied hard enough, and hired enough lawyers, email would be presently banned. Certainly email systems would have been sued.

At least Western Union telegrams became obsolete gracefully, while the copyright cartels want to extend their products life cycle by suing and forcing the customers to buy their product.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:17:01 +0000

Sure it is, but if this is the case, then you should post your reply to the article itself, not to someone else’s comment.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:13:32 +0000

I wasn’t talking to either of you people. Stop flattering yourself.

I was merely expressing my opinion on the issue, if that is still allowed here.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:06:42 +0000

America’s golden age departed long, long ago (if there ever was such a thing). What put the sand in your crack? Find a cockroach in your coffee cup this morning?

Whatever. Get over it.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:00:35 +0000

Dude, I was bitching against Western Union for charging what they charge for moving money that doesn’t actually move. They’re freaking stealing from people. Western Union can go down along with telegrams, I don’t care. At least bother to transalate what I posted first. Do you want a Gmail invite?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:50:25 +0000

I can’t believe telegrams lasted this long. Good riddance to old crap technology. Lets see how many people memorialize this into some kind of melodramatic departure of America’s golden age.

Whatever. Get over it and get an email account.