From cardhore Sent Fri, May 22nd 1998, 21:29
From cardhore Sent Fri, May 22nd 1998, 21:29
> the "i can't afford it" argument is the WORST argument for pirating > music. you might as well advocating stealing cars since they cost a > lot. this is NOT the "i can't afford it" arguement, and I am not suggesting that Mp3 sites are justified by record companies massive price hikes. i am saying if the record companies are going to rain on our parade of Mp3s, why should we stay silent on the issue of ridiculous prices? > for imports it's just the mechanics of getting them to your house... it > costs a lot and there are many people along the way who want to get paid > for their time. that's why i think distributing music over the net has > a great future. eliminate those greedy middlemen. someday some clever > person will figure out how to make it worthwhile. unfortunately i fear > it will be a major label exec who wants a pay-for-play thing like the > up-and-coming techno-horror that is divx. it's not "just the mechanics," it's PROFIT. Mechanics cannot raise the price of a CD ten dollars, i refuse to believe that. rjck/xxxxxxxx@xxxx/cex _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]