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Penn State Students to Get Free Music From Napster
Mr. Show writes "Napster and Penn State have unveiled a deal to give faculty and students free access to music beginning next spring. The deal would give students only limited access to downloads, so presumably most of the free music will come through the streaming service that would otherwise cost a monthly fee. Will this help curb piracy on college campuses?" It might, except for students that don't run Windows.
The gay is strong with this one.
The music industry obviously considers students (and anyone) that don't run Windows (or Mac) to not be part of the market they are trying to sell to.
...So since they aren't expecting any revenues from Linux and BSD users, they surely have no basis to claim a loss of revenue from any piracy by people in that group.
Okay, I usually stay out of the fray, but this was exceptionally stupid. Fact is, Pogo, the music industry (and every other industry on the planet) go for the fat part of the market first. That's Wintel. With Mac as a distant second. Duh. They'll get to the rest of the market sooner or later. Just hold your breath.
In the meantime... thanks for repealing the laws on property (yes, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, there I said it, it's PROPERTY) for anyone who feels they're not currently served by the owners of that property.
Hey, poor white trailer trash! Mercedes, BMW and Lexus don't expect to be able to sell cars to you! Steal all you like!
The funds the university receives from the students should be spent in a way that benefits the students academically.
OK, so no more yearbook committee, no more school social dances, no more school newspaper, because they don't benefit the students academically.
You are making no sense.
evil adrian
Most private universities have a yearbook and social dances and other events.
Unless you went to community college, which explains why you didn't know that.
evil adrian
They may do that, but they are not academic, which was the entire crux of the retarded argument I was dismantling.
And music has mental health benefits, do your homework.
evil adrian