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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
I buy a book I read it, I let someone borrow it, they read it.
I buy an album of music, I listen to it. I let someone else borrow it, they listen to it.
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versus
"I buy an album, upload a torrent, thousands download it for free."
or worse:
"I downloaded a torrent. It got taken down. I re-upped it from my downloaded files."
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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
i don't think file sharing will overthrow capitalism-- if anything, it exacerbates capitalism by making people more selfish and entitled-- "i want it all and i want it yesterday".
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Funny, I was just watching a clip of Noel Gallagher bewildered that someone would pay a few bucks for a cup of coffee that'll last a few minutes but will bitch about paying for a record that could change a life. A bit romantic, but a fair point.
A generation from now, hopefully we'll figure out how scientists can freely exchange info to cure cancer, while artists can make a living. What's with this either/or shit?