let's make a few short statements: cds are too expensive! so... get your music for free, using mp3. suburbans are too expensive! uh, you can't really steal a suburban. lars, suburbans and music are not equivalent in monetary value or in any other way, shape or form, other than being some sort of packaged product. next statement: the current state of the mp3 situation is a direct result of rampant tyranny exerted by the recording industry of america for over 15 years. rip everyone off for that long, eventually they'll tire of being ripped off? next statement: downloading mp3s devalues the work of the artist. your work isn't worth $20, lars. cds cost $1 to make, but are priced at $20. why? what is it worth then? i don't know, but you'd better figure it out. end statement: the recording industry has been ripping off consumers for far too long. it's not just that they continue to do this, but that they continue to do it with PRIDE. lars, you're standing in front of a freight train. move, before it runs you over.
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let's make a few short statements: cds are too expensive! so... get your music for free, using mp3. suburbans are too expensive! uh, you can't really steal a suburban. lars, suburbans and music are not equivalent in monetary value or in any other way, shape or form, other than being some sort of packaged product. next statement: the current state of the mp3 situation is a direct result of rampant tyranny exerted by the recording industry of america for over 15 years. rip everyone off for that long, eventually they'll tire of being ripped off? next statement: downloading mp3s devalues the work of the artist. your work isn't worth $20, lars. cds cost $1 to make, but are priced at $20. why? what is it worth then? i don't know, but you'd better figure it out. end statement: the recording industry has been ripping off consumers for far too long. it's not just that they continue to do this, but that they continue to do it with PRIDE. lars, you're standing in front of a freight train. move, before it runs you over.