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perfectprintFeb 11, 2008
how are you gonna even begin to compare the sales of cars and music?
bdbrFeb 11, 2008
As long as they fund the RIAA thugs, I really have no interest in what these labels have to offer.
astrotrainFeb 11, 2008
I stopped buying years ago, and I only purchase high quality DRM free music (no not from iTunes, thats just renting low quality, DRM infested music).I am happily enjoying eMusic and AmazonMp3... both high quality music, and I can play my music on what every I want without having to tell the seller.
astrotrainFeb 11, 2008
Years ago... I enjoyed shopping at used CD shoppes... but since then they have disappeared, and you have artists (i.e. Garth Brooks) who cried foul about not getting paid full price for a used CD. But nowI can just shop anytime of the day, no more CD's to find room for (back up all my MP3s to DVD).
bluelagunaFeb 23, 2008
Although SoundExchange doesn't represent the music industry in the same way as the RIAA does, they work directly with record companies. In their about us page, it says "Members of SoundExchange include major and independent record companies from Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group". Granted, this would have been a better example to give than BMI, but their main point was that the music industry has legally collaborated before in order to collect revenue.
bluelagunaFeb 23, 2008
You can't really compare the music industry to a government institution.
esmond4May 22, 2008
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