And I see double standards. Why is it that when a kid dls an mp3 he is thought of as a nasty criminal who should go to jail, yet when the record companys collude, which is illegal, everyone just accepts it as natural, and ok. So, its ok for large companys to break the law to screw over billions, yet not ok for a kid to break a law that hurts noone at all?
Why has everyone clearly avoided my point about collusion? Do you know what collusion is, do you know that its a crime? Because the labels collude, artists are stuck with the same crap deals no matter what lable they go with. The labels have eliminated competition by for the artists by agreeing with eachother no to give the artists better deals. Illegal. Also they collude to all offer cd at the same high prices. This eliminates competition and screws the customers. Illegal, right? But nobody here thinks the label's executives should go to jail, suits arn't supposed to go to jail right?
Collusion is illegal. Collusion is wrong. Collusion defys capitalism. And collusion is the only reason this issue even exists!
I heard talk that the reason were are getting the DRM shoved up our asses is because of the pirates, and that they are the real bad guys, and that the content cartel is just doing whats natural, and that we should just be good and if we don't like all this just not buy the cds. --Thats Exactly What They Want You To Think!!! I wouldn't be surprised if I heard those words from Hillary Rosen itself. Whats next, will people really go to jail for reading ebooks aloud? Adobe dosn't permit their ebooks to be read aloud because of copyright. Would you guys actually support sending someone to jail for doing it?!?!?!?!?
I don't mean to offend anyone as I notice people on the forums are divided over this issue. Lets all think about this with an open mind.