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Originally posted by scansinboy
Further proof that the music industry is a Dinosaur that needs to evolve or die:
A CD with 45 minutes of music - $20
A DVD with a two hour movie, special deleted scenes, audio commentary, alternative languages, theatrical trailers, videos of soundrack selections etc. etc.... - $15
Anyone else see something wrong with this?
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To be honest, no. The CD is the only medium that music is sold on (save for a few copies on vinyl or tape), but the movie has a run in the cinemas. I'm not sure of the figures, but I'd say that's where the majority of a movie's takings are. The DVD is just scraping up the extra dollars after the cinema run. There aren't a lot of production costs in the DVD; you throw in a few behind-the-scenes and cutting room floor tracks, which already existed anyway, and spend a half-hour writing a few biography tracks on the actors, and then you ship it off. Easy. With the CD, the songs are written, the studio is booked, the mastering is performed exclusively to make the CD.
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Originally posted by DownwardSpiral
So jbrooks554, it sounds like what you're saying is it's ok for the RIAA to target 12 year old girls who probably have no idea what the hell is so illegal about downloading music. Are you telling me you condone them sueing a 12 year old because she had music? Let me ask you, do you have any downloaded music on your computer? Or what if you were in the 12 year olds shoes and you were sued by the RIAA for something you probably didn't know was wrong, hmm? I'm looking forward to seeing your response now, enlighten me.
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Like jbrooks said, it's the parents who are getting sued. But either way, are you saying 12-year-olds are above the law? A 12-year-old can shoot someone because they saw it on TV and didn't know it was illegal?
And in this case, the mother needs to take a fair bit of the blame. She obviously knew that her kid was downloading music, and should have known that that is illegal. If it were my kid, I would've sat down and explained to her that what she was doing was illegal, and that she should stop. Just like I would if she were in the habit of stealing bubblegum or throwing rocks at passing cars.