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Originally Posted by gideongallery
but the only way to stop that is to kill the technology
the independent artist who don't get a good record deal will release their stuff for free in the hopes of getting that fan base
every new established artist will have to compete against this free substitutions.
the established artist who took the ass raping and paid for their own branding out of their 10% to get access studio distribution will break away and do it themselves. (ala radio head)
the industry is trying to kill the technology and the alternatives that it produced.
cover songs were/are legitimate but the record companies are trying to classify them as stealing.
doing a unique cover by an unknow artist trying to promote herself
will no longer be a valid form of self promotion if the record companies get their way.
I for one like the cover better then the original, and the market would be denied that version if the record company get their way.
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I'm not saying kill the technology. I am saying make people responsible. Call me crazy, but asking people not to steal shouldn't be too big of a thing to ask. If an artist wants to control how their art is distributed, they should be allowed to do so. If they only want paying customers to have their music, they should be allowed that right.
Many torrent sites facilitate theft. It is that simple. You can shut down torrent sites that do this and still keep the technology alive.
You can make a gun and use it for law enforcement or to protect yourself, but you can also use it to rob someone. If you choose to use the gun to commit a crime you are punished for it, the same should go for those that choose to steal music/movies and those that facilitate that theft.
Now is where you give me the explanation of how the torrent sites aren't giving the product to the person and that each seeder is only giving a small piece of the product so they aren't breaking the law. It is all technicality bullshit that thieves are hiding behind. If I give you a bullet knowing you are going to put it in a gun and shoot someone, I didn't shoot them. I didn't drive you to the scene of the crime. I didn't give you the gun. I only contributed a tiny little piece of the puzzle but I still bear some of the responsibility.