Comments on: Supreme court supports movie and music mafia!

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 14:32:49 +0000

Yeah, yeah. Of course stealing is wrong. We all know that. We know that because of the usual social context in which we understand stealing. As the MPAA likes to point out at the beginning of the DVDs I rent: If I steal your car, you’re down a car, and I wouldn’t do that, would I? But copying music’s a little different — no one loses their copy. We just magically make more.

Does this make the crime victimless? Not exactly. It just makes it easier on the conscious to abstract stealing to the point where we don’t see a clear connection between the act and the victim. The Internet has created an alternative distribution channel. The old distribution channel (record labels represented by the RIAA) is attempting to squash the new channel. I’m hoping we’ll see a day where artists (and bloggers or anyone who produces stuff) can use the Internet as their distribution channel and something like micropayments to receive fair compensation for their work. iTunes is a step in this direction and I hope to see more.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:27:13 +0000

Come on! take a good look at yourself people, you whine when your rights get messed with, but what if you had a band? or was an actor? dont tell me you would not feel violated by fileswapping. The truth is that the only reason people are upset is that now they cant commit crimes anymore, it is in the law you can NOT take copyright material for free in any way. So honestly people, the RIAA are humans too, they need to be protected by the law as much as you do, and me coming from a country where they pay 3 times as much for DVD's and Music as you do in America makes me laugh at you. If you cant afford a measely $15 for DVD's at Walmart or freaking $7 a month for Yahoo Music Unlimited, then it is really really sad. So comeon if they passed a bill that prevented your stuff from being stolen, would you react this way?

By: Keola Donaghy's Culture Hack

Keola Donaghy's Culture Hack — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:00:46 +0000

Geek news talks about this development, too

, so I assume it is safe.

By: Keola Donaghy's Culture Hack

Keola Donaghy's Culture Hack — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:00:46 +0000

Geek news talks about this development, too

, so I assume it is safe.

By: Keola Donaghy's Culture Hack

Keola Donaghy's Culture Hack — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:00:46 +0000

Geek news talks about this development, too

, so I assume it is safe.