There's at least one other person who told their friends to stay away from Napster.
"I cannot speak for others, but I certainly do not. When Napster first came out and all my friends were going crazy over it, downloading everything they could get their hands on, I told them all it was stealing, no matter how they looked at it, because they were taking something without the owner's permission." I know someone who got caught and had to pay. That being said. I don't feel sorry for the record companies or the rich rock and rollers. 1) I bought the Beatle's singles on 45 RPM records. 2) Then I bought the "White Album" on 33 RPM 3) Then I got the "White Album" on 8 track 4) Then I got the "White Album" on cassette 5) Then I got the "White Album" on CD 6) Some of the songs were on a DVD anthology 7) Paul's 2000 tour DVD As I see it, I paid royalties 7 times on many songs in the Beatle catalog for my single personal use. I should have had the option to trade in an old format for a new format and pay only for the media. Trading and giving away cassettes to friends of over the air radio broadcasts was never prosecuted. I don't even know if it was illegal in the first place. The Betamax decision allowed for recording and trading of over the air TV. If I share a song on the web then it's TFB for the record companies.. But alas I don't because it illegal and I have to live with it. PS: We're still getting ripped-off!!! Ralph DiMola _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
