From: "Randy" 

The Recording Industry has been peddling crap for decades as it is-is it
any wonder why their collective sales suck?

"Mark"  wrote in message
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>  While I do understand that they're a bunch of bullies that will
> use whatever means they can to protect their dwindling empire, my name
> will never show up on their radar as I've never downloaded a single thing
> under their claimed jurisdiction.
>
> So, I have no sympathy for the music industry, but also do not agree with
> taking the music without paying for it. I think it's a great idea that
> some bands have made limited numbers of tracks available for free download
> as a promo for purchase of additional tracks and I think some variation of
> that model (with the music industry cut out completely) will be the
> future.
>
> Who the hell needs the RIAA when you can distribute it yourself and meet
> success based on the quality and subsequent popularity of your work? Well,
> the short answer is, every band needs them if no one on the Internet is
> willing to pay for the songs, if no one wants to pay, then the RIAA
> strong-arm tactics are needed for the viability of the bands. I think in
> the end the RIAA will fall, but not without our (a generic
"our" as I'm
> not personally likely to download any music in either circumstance) help
> by supporting bands that bypass them today.
>
> "Geo"  wrote in message
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>> Tell it to the judge, of course you will have to turn down their one time
>> offer to let you off the hook if you pay them $3K and then fight it in
>> court
>> which of course is going to cost you far more than $3K even if you win,
>> just
>> to get it in front of a judge...
>>
>> Geo.
>>
>> "Mark"  wrote in message
>> news:42d6ca24$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> I've never downloaded a song either, legal or otherwise (FM Radio still
>>> works pretty well). 
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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