Bravo PrunePop!
I never thought for one second that software piracy was Taboo to talk about on PPRuNe, only to do, solicit, encourage, or actively exhibit. These forums should have very few taboo’s and we do.
Albeit from the ones that defames, or infringe on copyright, or are liabilist, threads which are quickly hidden/deleted from innocent eyes.
But otherwise this arena is a
free-for-all!!!
Just the way it should be.
As for the music companies trying to sue for more money from technophiles, (which means about 2% of anyone over 30 and everyone in their teens and 20's) they just make their dark cloak of evil that much more visible.
They rape the musicians with cost sheets while making an album/doing a tour, that include everything from charging the air they breathe as deductions off their profits (which by the way are already insignificant compared to the record companies profits from an album) they rape the consumer by charging incredible margins on something that is in the pence to produce, record, and promote.
And now they have found a way to create an even newer younger enemy, the fans who purchase (and download) their products.
If you ask me, it’s a real smooth move by all the lawyers involved. They’re the ones who are profiting the most. This only hurts the industry, the fans, and the musicians in the long run.
P.S. I have a huge CD collection, one that I'm quite proud of, and I found every one on sale.
As for MP3's I love em. They give my video card something pretty to display while the music is playing.
