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Byrdie · 11-10-2014, 10:13 PM

I think I have seen this error in logic before. Once upon a time (say 10 or 12 years ago, iirc) the music industry determined that .mp3s could not possibly be used by anyone other than pirates, therefore .mp3 players like the Ipod must also be filled with only pirated music since the legit stuff was so expensive. Completely ignoring the fact there were people filling those players by ripping their already-purchased albums, many of which weren't available in digital format anyway, so that they didn't need to lug around bulky stereo gear and massive record collections. Not to mention home recordings and indie music often available from the bands for free. Hence the ".mp3 is an illegal file format!" propaganda the RIAA tried to spread.

And we all know how successful that little campaign was, now don't we?

11-10-2014, 10:13 PM	#149
Byrdie Walking Library Posts: 254 Karma: 3869938 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H20, Kindle Paperwhite 5, 16 gb version	I think I have seen this error in logic before. Once upon a time (say 10 or 12 years ago, iirc) the music industry determined that .mp3s could not possibly be used by anyone other than pirates, therefore .mp3 players like the Ipod must also be filled with only pirated music since the legit stuff was so expensive. Completely ignoring the fact there were people filling those players by ripping their already-purchased albums, many of which weren't available in digital format anyway, so that they didn't need to lug around bulky stereo gear and massive record collections. Not to mention home recordings and indie music often available from the bands for free. Hence the ".mp3 is an illegal file format!" propaganda the RIAA tried to spread. And we all know how successful that little campaign was, now don't we? Last edited by Byrdie; 11-10-2014 at 10:16 PM.