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Originally Posted by HarryT
I agree with those laws that seem right and just.
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I think that's true for any of us - it's just our view of "right and just" that's different. I even suspect the majority in this country aren't happy with this law but I still don't see it going.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Do you think that I wouldn't like to be able to just take whatever I wanted without paying for it?
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Did you ever keep a TV recording for longer than 28 days? As a youth did you ever make a copy of a friends album? Would it be right that you're criminalised for these crimes?
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Originally Posted by HarryT
I believe that the right of content creators to get paid for their creations takes priority over my personal greed.
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It's definitely not your personal greed - it's only fair that you're paid for your work and I totally agree with your point. I actually buy the items I really enjoy after having watched/read/listened to them. I also tend to delete a high percentage of stuff as drivel to. Sadly in the real world I'd of had to pay for all the drivel as well as the occasional piece of magnificence. These days I only purchase exactly what suits me.
We're sold products using over hyped advertising and packaged in shrink wrapping. If we get home and find the product wanting then we can't get our money back because we opened the product. I'll admit Amazon's 1st chapter download is quite a good solution for books.
Publishers quote ludicrous figures for lost sales because they treat every download as a lost sale - I'd guess that most people probably only read/watch/listen to a small percentage of the media they download. Most of what they get is "experimental" because there's no cost involved in trying out new artists. It's an ideal opportunity for that writer/director/musician to make an impact and create a new fan. If all the downloader does is delete the file and wonder quietly why the artist bothered then actually no sales are being lost.
I read that the criminals you talk about are those that purchase more media than any other segment of society. I just think the world has changed and the media corporations are completely out of touch with what's happened.