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Hello Robert - 

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RS> I don't LIKE paying more for a CD, but it IS worth more to
RS> some, so they'll pay. I can't complain too loudly over this
RS> one. 

Agreed but mainly because I don't buy them. I create my own
music and burn it to CDs. ;-) 

CA>> This is the regulated free enterprise Americans love to
CA>> brag about until one groups manages to control a market
CA>> and profit by that control. ;-) 

RS> That's fine, to a point. But, using the government to block
RS> your competition is crossing the line. 

The entertainment industry seems to fancy themselves to be
gangsters. I wonder sometimes if they are as 'tough' as they
try to appear to be? If they really are gangsters then I
suppose other countries will need to send _their_ gangsters to
deal with them? 

CA>> The Canadian entertainment industry has been blocked for
CA>> many 

CA> > years from markets in the USA and that is also unfortunate 

CA> for> all of us. 

RS> It appears that you agree. 

Yes. I've been aware of this for at least 30 years or more. 

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RJT>> right? Then how come it's so much cheaper for an
RJT>> individual to make a copy than it is to buy one? Until
RJT>> they fix _that_, there won't be any change in this
RJT>> situation... 

CA>> They are free to charge what people are willing to pay. If
CA>> they could get $100 per CD there are no laws against that. 

RS> I don't have a problem with that. I have a problem with
RS> using law to stop competition that would make things cost
RS> what they are worth, rather than "what traffic will allow". 

The USA has never liked a level playing field but they are not
alone in this, other countries do likewise. 

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