From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Wed Jul 17 2002 - 12:02:03 MDT
From: Lee Daniel Crocker <lee@piclab.com>
>> (Brian D Williams <talon57@well.com>):
>> 1) It benefits the thief and deprives the rightful owner.
>I've seen this asserted 1000 times, but I've never seen it proven.
>The actual /evidence/ I've seen is that file sharing actually
>/benefits/ authors, typically at the expense of worthless
>middlemen who are themselves nothing but leeches. Do I think file
>sharing will destroy the music industry? Yes I do, and good
>riddance. Nothing could be better for actual musicians, whose
>incomes will increase tenfold.
People are buying fewer albums, record companies business was down
over 10% last year.
Fewer album sales, less profit to the artists.
Now you justify the "actual musicians, whose incomes will increase
tenfold". If this were true you think most musicians would be in
favor of the idea...
>A good, well-reasoned article on the issue from a good source:
>http://www.janisian.com/article-internet_debacle.html
This article justifies the position of a single individual, nothing
more. Because they are making more money, they reason without
evidence every artist will. Album sales indicate otherwise.
>> 2) Once you justify theft it becomes easier.
>Once you justify the use of force against people who use
>technology it becomes easier too. Try giving an actual /argument/
>for it, though.
Misuse technology, using technology to commit theft. Using force if
necessary against those who break societies laws is part of the
social contract.
Brian
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