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Originally posted by ZindoDoone
I'm glad no one ever thought of this crap back during the 60's. I used to tape (Yes that old recorder type that almost no one uses anymore) all the local radio shows and music to send to my buddies that where over seas in places that only had Military radio to listen too. (Seen 'Goood morning Vietnam' ?) I sent thousands of feet of tape over there so they could hear from their hometown and boost their moral and I wonder what they would have charged me for that. This whole thing is the greedy thinking that they can control everything from beginning to end in the music and video industry! There will be more of either piracy or outright boycott of both if they keep this up!
Zindo
this is just plain stupidity ..just rich people trying to get richer....
Originally posted by tasim
I read into some of this but i have to work soon so just gonna say my opinion on what i've read so far..
Unless i am getting the video and music for free where it can be put on my computer and/or transfered to a disc /mp3 /ipod player then i shouldnt have to pay royalties for viewing it, no one should unless they can 'own' it without paying for it.
If i had a forum and embedded a video from youtube on it, i didnt download it or steal it or anything...youtube allows this to happen....technically people, including the music companies, are giving them the content by uploading it onto their site...and we are simply linking to them for people to view it easily....we dont own it and didnt steal it.
this is just plain stupidity ..just rich people trying to get richer....