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RIAA Goes After Satellite Radio
nicholasjay writes "The RIAA is at it again. Now they don't like satellite radio. From the article 'The record industry ... believes the recording capability [of satellite radio receivers] is a clear copyright violation and could take revenue away from paid download music services.' This comes on the heels of both Sirius and XM announcing mp3 enabled players and the ability to record music heard on the radio. Also from the article: 'RIAA may seek $1 billion plus in music rights fees for a new contract covering 2007 to 2012 to replace the current $80 million pact that expires in 2006.'"
Why Metallica isn't listed on Yahoo's Music Store.
The price is always right if someone else is paying.
1/8" stereo audio jacks are not some new uber-leet ultra-haxor way of recording content.
We are talking about mp3 players pre-built with the radio units.
You brought up taxes. It is what it is. Sorry if you don't agree. You're wrong
Actually I am not. The pyramid scheme, is a scheme, because the person who starts it (potentially the two people below him) make the money, while the people at the bottom get nothing. The people who started that individual Pyramid did not put money into the system. It is so small it doesn't work. It is like me trying to insure 10 people. Insurance works on the process that a company has SO MANY clients, that a few getting injured will not be an issue. Also, the money is invested and reinvested to generate more money so the people at the "bottom" will get protection if they need it. The Pyramid Scheme does not offer such a protection - AT ALL!
Everyone pays into the gov't. Even our founding fathers paid taxes. The person who starts the pyramid (and again a few people below him, probably his friends) did not pay anything.
The government is not a pyramid scheme because the money you are paying goes into many services - most of which you realize now. You are not promised to be given money when you get to the top, you are given services immediately...hell you receive these services before you even start to pay taxes. Roads, public services (such as public schools), police, military, free medicine, etc. I know you want to base your argument around social security, it is a red herring. There are many services of the gov't you pay into you may never realize. For example, you pay into welfare, and you may never sit on welfare and benefit from it. You pay into this system because it is insurance in case you happen to suffer and need welfare. You pay into this system because of all the benefits you receive from the government - which other people like yourself - have paid into it, before and after you. This is nothing like the Pyramid Scheme which is about giving money to the people at the top, and leaving everyone else screwed.
In case you do not think you are benefitting from your taxes - drive to your local police station, PAL organization, military installation. Oh and when you drive there, remember, your car is enjoying that nice gov't built road. When you use your microwave, remember that microwave technology was invented by NASA who operates on tax dollars. The flame retardent material that firefighters use comes from technology NASA developed to help protect the space modules. When the firefighters save your burning house (god forbid it happen's) you will be thanking your tax dollars.
Yea you can try and equate our gov't taxes to the Pyramid Scheme, but then you just lowered everyone's respect of your opinion as a valid opinion.
I mod down so you can mod up. Your welcome.