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TMBG on DRM

scootr1 writes "John and John from They Might Be Giants speak to Newsweek about, amongst other things, digital rights management. My favorite exchange? 'How would you eat, then?' 'That's my problem.' When are record companies going to realize that DRM isn't going to help them sell more of the bad music that dominates the airwaves?"

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  1. Re:Eat food? by Rei · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Care to give examples, as opposed to just ad hominym attacks?

    Oh, wait, I missed the line in their charter: "MoveOn.org is a 401c, tax-exempt organization dedicated to spreading the presence of hate in the world." I guess I forgot that I visited their booth at HateFest '04.

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  2. Re:Why do Slashdotters like TMBG so much? by stratjakt · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ever notice that shitty bands are the only ones in love with the idea of giving their music away free? (as if it'd make me listen to it)

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  3. Re:Eat food? by strictnein · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Remember: it's ok to commit a crime against a white, straight, male, even if it's racially motivated, and especially if they are upper-middle class or upper class!

    Someone shouldn't be subject to more jail time for beating someone up and calling him a 'faggot' than if he just beat the guy up and didn't say anything.

    Remember the liberal mantra of the 80's and early 90's? "Be color blind. Everyone is a human" or whatever. What's the mantra now? "Every group is special, and different, and we should learn about what makes us different" and blah blah blah. What divides us and makes us different is no where near as important as what unites us.

  4. Re:Eat food? by warpSpeed · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    MoveOn.org is motivated by their members' common love of personal and social freedom.

    Ahhh, thanks for pointing out the difference between the parties for me.

    I prefer the freedom to spend my hard earned $$$ anyway I like, and not be taxed to death to pay for social programs.

    As much as I do not like what the GOP has turned into in the last couple decades, I would trust them a little more to be better custodians of my taxes then the democrats.

    *thorws out 2 cents and ducks*