Am I the only one who feels like the industry position is akin to a restaurant owner trying to figure out a way to charge some customers for using excess salt, and for grabbing two mints rather than just one?
I've wondered if there are generally accepted violations of copyright that are ignored simply because a large industry has never grown to prevent it.
Recipe's come to mind. My grandmother freely distributes recipes she's found from all sorts of sources through out the years. Her church printed a recipe book for fundraising purposes that is rife with recipes that have been lifted from other sources. I'm pretty sure the RIAA could branch out and pursue these violators.
Is there really a difference between the copies I've made of songs onto CD's, and the recipes that have started in a cookbook but have circulated via index cards?
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Am I the only one who feels like the industry position is akin to a restaurant owner trying to figure out a way to charge some customers for using excess salt, and for grabbing two mints rather than just one?
I've wondered if there are generally accepted violations of copyright that are ignored simply because a large industry has never grown to prevent it.
Recipe's come to mind. My grandmother freely distributes recipes she's found from all sorts of sources through out the years. Her church printed a recipe book for fundraising purposes that is rife with recipes that have been lifted from other sources. I'm pretty sure the RIAA could branch out and pursue these violators.
Is there really a difference between the copies I've made of songs onto CD's, and the recipes that have started in a cookbook but have circulated via index cards?