Do you really believe this is about being ripped off?
With CD's costing less then a buck or two to produce, and then being sold for 20+ dollars, who is ripping off whom? It perplex's me to understand why you aren't spending your money making sure the Entertainment Industry (who regularly posts billion dollar profits) isn't ripping you off.
Worse still, are you sure that the fine name Metallica isn't being used as as puppet to front a battle that others are too cowardly to fight. I mean it doesn't really matter if you lose support, for fighting a battle that will alienate millions of fans, by going against the will of consumers. On the otherhand, the company you work for isn't going to lose face in this if you piss people off - they still get their cut.
I have always bought CD's and taped the songs I liked for friends. This provision is covered by Law in the Acceptable Use clause. My Friends would then turn around and buy the CD's that contained the songs they liked because I would them them the CD was worth owning and there were other good song on the CD worth having.
However without this word of mouth I have purchased CD's of song's I'd heard on the radio, figuring that if one song was good their must be more on the CD. Unfortunately, there are one hit wonder bands out there that produced 'a good song' and not much else.
To discover that a CD only contains one good song is an expensive lesson to learn. It is a lesson that profits the Entertainment Industry but not Metallica, so why would you risk alienating the hundreds of thousands of fans that support you and your music by fighting a battle that probably isn't yours to fight?
Come on, do you really believe your are being ripped off? Don't you think that perhaps Napster might not have uses you could benefit from with proper use. Isn't it possible to reach out to your audience more directly through programs such as this without hurting the consumer or bloating the pockets of the executives in the entertainment industry?
Why did it take so long for SCO to about face? Or do you think think that this is an about face? In light of all of Linux (and Open Source) successes, I find it amazing that there are even companies (like SCO) that took so long to appreciate, Linux has done what Unix was unable to do and pretty much in the same spirit. I just hope Linux doesn't go the way of Unix in the fragmentation sense.
Why did it take so long for SCO to about face? Or do you think think that this is an about face? In light of all of Linux (and Open Source) successes, I find it amazing that there are even companies (like SCO) that took so long to appreciate, Linux has done what Unix was unable to do and pretty much in the same spirit. I just hope Linux doesn't go the way of Unix in the fragmentation sense.
Actually, Waterloo is not "much less known". They actually have a fine Global reputation, which is why the king of Saudia Arabia sent one of his sons there. But they aren't really well known in the US which is not the same as not having a reputation. Most Americans in the CompSci world know Waterloo because Maple(tm) and many other initiatives came out of Waterloo. It would also surprise many to find out that in North America, one of the schools most targeted for recruiting (in Comp Sci at least) is Waterloo. Having said that though, I go to Western (rival to Waterloo) and must also add, that I think Waterloo's reputation is also highly bloated.;) Cheers iJeff PS congrates Waterloo and St. Petersburg. (I've been to St. Petersburg and recommend the city for a visit)
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Do you really believe this is about being ripped off?
With CD's costing less then a buck or two to produce, and then being sold for 20+ dollars, who is ripping off whom? It perplex's me to understand why you aren't spending your money making sure the Entertainment Industry (who regularly posts billion dollar profits) isn't ripping you off.
Worse still, are you sure that the fine name Metallica isn't being used as as puppet to front a battle that others are too cowardly to fight. I mean it doesn't really matter if you lose support, for fighting a battle that will alienate millions of fans, by going against the will of consumers. On the otherhand, the company you work for isn't going to lose face in this if you piss people off - they still get their cut.
I have always bought CD's and taped the songs I liked for friends. This provision is covered by Law in the Acceptable Use clause. My Friends would then turn around and buy the CD's that contained the songs they liked because I would them them the CD was worth owning and there were other good song on the CD worth having.
However without this word of mouth I have purchased CD's of song's I'd heard on the radio, figuring that if one song was good their must be more on the CD. Unfortunately, there are one hit wonder bands out there that produced 'a good song' and not much else.
To discover that a CD only contains one good song is an expensive lesson to learn. It is a lesson that profits the Entertainment Industry but not Metallica, so why would you risk alienating the hundreds of thousands of fans that support you and your music by fighting a battle that probably isn't yours to fight?
Come on, do you really believe your are being ripped off? Don't you think that perhaps Napster might not have uses you could benefit from with proper use. Isn't it possible to reach out to your audience more directly through programs such as this without hurting the consumer or bloating the pockets of the executives in the entertainment industry?
Why did it take so long for SCO to about face? Or do you think think that this is an about face? In light of all of Linux (and Open Source) successes, I find it amazing that there are even companies (like SCO) that took so long to appreciate, Linux has done what Unix was unable to do and pretty much in the same spirit. I just hope Linux doesn't go the way of Unix in the fragmentation sense.
Why did it take so long for SCO to about face? Or do you think think that this is an about face? In light of all of Linux (and Open Source) successes, I find it amazing that there are even companies (like SCO) that took so long to appreciate, Linux has done what Unix was unable to do and pretty much in the same spirit. I just hope Linux doesn't go the way of Unix in the fragmentation sense.
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Man you gotta stop worrying about how other people compare to you "think neck and big muscles .." and all.
Sounds like your trying to pacify an insecurity by justifing both your physical type and your intelligence
Actually, Waterloo is not "much less known". They actually have a fine Global reputation, which is why the king of Saudia Arabia sent one of his sons there. But they aren't really well known in the US which is not the same as not having a reputation. Most Americans in the CompSci world know Waterloo because Maple(tm) and many other initiatives came out of Waterloo. It would also surprise many to find out that in North America, one of the schools most targeted for recruiting (in Comp Sci at least) is Waterloo. Having said that though, I go to Western (rival to Waterloo) and must also add, that I think Waterloo's reputation is also highly bloated. ;) Cheers iJeff PS congrates Waterloo and St. Petersburg. (I've been to St. Petersburg and recommend the city for a visit)