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The 10 "Inconvienient Truths" of File Sharing
54mc writes "The IFPI, an international recording industry organization, has released a list of Ten "Inconvenient Truths" of file sharing. Though the group has a vested interest, it's still an interesting read as it tears apart some of the most common arguments in favor of file sharing. Ars Technica follows up with a more thorough explanation of some of the points. 'Point five is an attempt to turn the "innovation" argument on its head. For years, pundits outside the music industry have accused labels of pandering to teens through boy bands and "manufactured" celebrities instead of being concerned with finding, producing, and releasing art. The IFPI suggests that the labels could (and would) be doing exactly that if file-swapping went away. And then there's point seven, which isn't an "inconvenient truth" at all but more of a rant against those who prefer giving copyright holders less than absolute control over reproduction rights. An "anti-copyright movement" does exist, but most of the critical voices in the debate recognize the value of copyright--and actually produce copyrighted works themselves (Lawrence Lessig, etc.).'"
... the list was actually 20 long, but they condensed. Here's the rest:
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11. Illegal filesharing puts puppies in blenders.
12. Illegal filesharing makes the baby jeebus cry.
13. Illegal filesharing leads to people removing the tags from their mattres.
14. Illegal filesharing causes male-pattern baldness.
15. Illegal fileshreing can make you teh ghay.
16. Illegal filesharing can make you teh straight.
17. Illegal filesharing killed Chuck Norris.
18. Illegal filesahring fills the tubes.
19. Illegal filesharing caused Pangea to split.
20. Illegal filesharing makes international trade groups release incredibly stupid 'top ten' bullshit like this, only cementing people's desire to fileshare further.
Seriously. Fuck these people and their little top ten list
Is that the only way to stop global warming is to dramatically increase the number of pirates. Were it not for these valiant File Sharing buccaneers, we'd already be hip deep in the Ocean. Who are we to deny them their religious freedoms under the 1st Amendment? The recording industry is not only areligious, but also anti-Constitution.
If brevity is the soul of wit, then how does one explain Twitter?
And what's the record company's reason for working with them in the first place? Oh yeah ...
Forest? Nah, I just see a bunch of trees.
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I think the prevalent present argument is for the sake of "safety".
"Hey! The Monkees. They were a major influences on The Beatles." ;-)
No! It's
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Ok, you may copy(!) my TV, and my DVDs. I don't have a gaming system, sorry. :-)
BTW, I'd like to have a copy of your copying device for physical items!
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
Yeah, but 15-year-old boys do. Trickle-down economy in action =)