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Orson Scott Card on mp3 File Sharing

Posted by michael on from the speaker-for-the-dumb dept.

drjkt writes "Author Orson Scott Card gives his take on mp3 file swapping." Some artists are getting the idea.

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  1. Well, that settles it then by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now that we've got the opinion of a semi-famous author of the written word on the sharing of music files, that should pretty much close the discussion right there.

    Now if we could only get Gary Coleman's take on this whole SCO thing...

  2. e-books by kirkb · · Score: 4, Funny

    So would he mind if I pirated his e-books, then?

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  3. Re:best quote from the article by kfg · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I'm no grammar nazi but aren't you not suppose to start sentences with "And"?"

    And your point is. . . ?

    KFG

  4. Wow... by JoeLinux · · Score: 4, Funny

    Suddenly I'm filled with all sorts of chocolately goodness...recording artists coming out and saying that maybe suing your customers might not be the best idea to get customer loyalty.

  5. Re:Grateful Dead by bitrott · · Score: 3, Funny

    Really, I assumed they just got stoned. Very thoroughly stoned.

  6. Re:best quote from the article by Esion+Modnar · · Score: 3, Funny
    I'm no grammar nazi but aren't you not suppose to start sentences with "And"?

    Yes, you're right. And since you're such the expert, how many novels have you written and published?

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  7. Re:Research by kgbspy · · Score: 3, Funny


    Theft? Where?!

    Oh, you mean all those zeroes and ones on my computer that coalesce to form John Farnham mp3s??

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