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Originally Posted by paulyoung666
even if they do succesfully copy protect a cd then all you need is a normal player and line out or digital out and a soundcard , i cant see em ever getting around it  |
Everyone knows how it
can be done, but it's a little like security on your car. You have the locks, steering lock, immobiliser, alarm and maybe some other features - every one is designed to make it that little bit more difficult for someone to run off with your car - but if someone is determined enough and has the time they will still do it.
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Originally Posted by sherer
what about bootlegs... you can't officially buy these and so you the only choice is to download them. if i could buy them from EMI etc then i would as i want a proper CD in the non loss less format..
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Bootlegs are just that - bootlegs - they are tracks that have been recorded without the permission of the copyright holders and often sold at a profit to the seller - meaning that the people who should be getting paid are not.
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Originally Posted by sherer
what about artists i've discovered through downloading and then bouhgt their album.. without the internet and P2Ps i woulld never have bought these CDs..but i'll admit it doesn't happen for all stuff i download..
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A week argument in my opinion. You can 'discover' far more diverse artists and recordings through the Amazon website than you can through something like Kazaa - the reason being that Amazon suggests artists you might like based on your browsing and buying habits - wheras with Kazaa you are searching for something specifc. Granted if you searched for an artist you knew and found some tracks you liked but didn't own you
might go and buy the album they were from - but again you could do the same search on Amazon, hear preview clips and decide to buy it without denying the artist you like of what is due to them.
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Originally Posted by sherer
what about the fact that now the record companies want to stop be ripping a CD i have purchased to put onto my PC \ ipod \ mp3 player etc to listen to when i may already have the vinyl, tape , CD and 20th anniversary CD with one new photo or old track added
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If the release is that similar to the one you already own, why buy another copy? Such releases are a marketing exercise to try and tempt the people who don't already own the album to buy it.
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Originally Posted by sherer
suppose after that had bought it i said it's now available on different paper and in a different size with higher quality and made them pay be again for a photo.. suppose then after a few years i issued a 5 year anniversary edition that was exactly the same but had a tiny bit of gold leaf on it
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Again, why would you want to own something that was so much like what you already had?
To be brutal here, it sounds to me that you are trying to justify reasons why it's OK to steal someone's copyright. Imagine someone found a bit of paper on which you'd drawn a picture at school (unlikely I know, but work with me on this).
This person decided that your drawing was worth money, so put it into print on thousands of posters. Now when you found that someone else was making money out of your work, you'd be pretty miffed right? This is exactly the case with music piracy - you're copying someone's work, sharing it with others, and someone is making money out of it.