yeah, I just read this on MSN about it...
http://www.msnbc.com/news/931146.asp?0dm=H21BT
They say... (in the thread's one)
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are partly responsible for a decline in CD sales
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Yes, please ignore the fact that CD's are a fucking 15 dollars. Yeah Some CD's are lower, I got the new Godsmack for about 10 bucks the day it came out, but I digress.
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Some advocates have argued the networks provide a harmless way for music fans to discover new artists, but Sherman and other music-industry figures likened them to shoplifters who steal groceries and other tangible goods.
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Ummm... Actually this is one hell of a reason, it aint fake shit. When someone tells you of a band, its nice to Download it first and see if it fits your taste first.. THEN buy it. I put a poll up on 3.0 about this issue. Many people agreed they'll but the music if they like it.... AKA they downloaded to test it out.
Last but not least.. in my linkage, they say...
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“It doesn’t take too many tickets to get everybody to obey the speed limit,” Prestwood said.
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Really? People get tickets every day... and they KEEP giving tickets. Shit I got a speeding ticket going 15 over last year, Sure I went speed limit for about 2 weeks.... now i'm back to good ol speeding... So uh, if thats their analogy, and I just showed how its crap... what does this say about them?
OOOH QUESTION! Are they gonna give the money to the artists? I mean if they just sue, and the artists STILL don't get any money, then uh....
