High Kevin,
Whatever that song is, you may have a good chance at finding it at CD
UNIVERSE.
You can check them out at:
www.cduniverse.com
Hope this helps.
My best regards.
John.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Minor" <kmi...@windstream.net>
To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 7:35 PM
Subject: RE: If it's stealing, then please explain...
Hi.
First, I'll state that people are free to do what they think is best. I'm
just going to illustrate the dilemma that digital forms of media have
caused.
First, a VCR isn't digital. When you dub a copy from either off the air,
or
from one tape to another, it's an analog copy. This means you lose a bit
of
quality from the source. A good example of this is when you dub cassette
tapes. Cassette albums aren't the highest quality media, and if you
listen
to the copy, you'll notice the tape hiss on it. If you make a copy from
that copy, it gets worse.
Now let's look at digital media, and the problem it can cause. Let's say
there are 10,000 computers. The first computer has a file on it. You
copy
that file to the second computer. You then copy the file from the second
computer to the third, copy the third to the fourth, and so on, until you
copy from computer 9,999 to 10,000. Now let's mix all the computers up,
so
you don't know which is which. How would you be able to tell the original
copy from one of the others? The answer is you can't, because each file
is
an exact duplicate, or clone, of the original. Unlike analog copies,
there
is no degradation from copy to copy.
In my view, there are two problems. First, as I've shown, you have an
exact
copy of what someone else has, whether you legitimately download it, or
you
get it by other means. The second problem relates directly to the first.
Making one duplicate of the file may seem harmless, but if thousands of
copies appear, and these aren't from the originator, a lot of potential
money is lost. With ever increasing bandwidth, and inexpensive ways to
send
large files, this could be a real problem.
I write the above as an explanation of why some out there seem to wield an
iron clad fist. Don't get me wrong, I think the RIAA has done things
stupidly, and don't get me started about the DMCA, which hurts people who
want to have an internet broadcast for others to enjoy. I think that what
publishers are learning is that if they provide a good product that
doesn't
cost too much, most people will do things legally. I know that I get my
music from Amazon, and I'm willing to pay for it. If I can't find what I
want on Amazon, I go to Itunes. So far, there's only one song that I
can't
find, and I may see if anyone knows where I can buy it.
That's my thinking on things.
Have a great day, and don't work too hard.
Kevin Minor
kmi...@windstream.net
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