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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
However is it ok to massage figures to get dodgy laws passed, eg. claiming every download is a lost sale, meaning someone on the dole who has downloaded £1000 woth of content in a week would have obviously otherwise brought that £1000 of content out of their dole?
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Always wondered how the RIAA etc got away with claiming such figures.
I often wonder about radios, I mean, if I hear a song on a radio and record it, why or how is that any different to downloading it?
Do the record companies lose money by me recording a song from the radio? Doubtful
Given that radio is broadcast across the whole of the UK, that must mean milllllllllllions of pounds are being lost for every song, because potentially, everyone can "download" (record) it and never have to buy the CD!
(Yes I know they cut off the start/ending, but you can still get most of the song!)