Meanwhile the sales of CDs have actually started to decline for the first time ever. I suspect that this is not just the result of Napster. I suspect that the ultra aggressive tactics of the labels have discouraged many purchases.
where did that come from?
According to the RIAA 1999 year statistics, cd sales are up.
This is a great idea! There are too many shaved apes on the planet as it is. and most of them don't have the intelligence to move from the desert and stop breeding. Natural selection at work.
Penguins, endangered species, epa, greenpeace, whales, rainforest. These things aren't multiplying like humans. =)
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Scarily enough, i totally agree. I've had friends of mine tell me that this comment really made sense, and congratulating me. My nick name is phoenix for most things on the net, though not on slashdot. It's something i would say, just an odd thing to happen.
it's been up longer than it was supposed to, it's a money sink, and i think adding streaming video from outside the ISS is a better use of 27 mil. imnsho.
you could face a civil lawsuit and criminal penalties of up to five years in jail and a fine of $500,000 for reading someone else's textbook
How does this work? I always thought that books were legal for anyone to read as long as two people weren't reading it at once.. (by making a copy of the book). By the same law that you can have mp3s of your cd's you legally own at work and home. as long as you aren't listening to them at the same time.
are they now 'Licensing' books now in a shrinkwrap EULA?
So a cassette costs how much to make? About $3 from last i heard. And a blank cd costs anywhere from $.50 to $1. How are they getting away with a $18.99 cd and a $12.99 cassette when the cds are cheaper to manufacture? Why do we put up with this?? Oh wait, we don't. At least not much.
The cd's are more popular than cassettes and therefore they can charge more in good capitalist ethic. The royalties they give the actual artist are a pittance for all but the highest sold artists.
That they think that their new format for music and/or legal action against mp3 sites is just not realistic. Free music for the taking, and they think they can police the net for *mp3, HA!
This is the downfall of the music monopoly.
I see the future of music being that the artist sells either albums or mp3s off of a site like mp3.com or off of their direct website.
However, in defense of what the music industry is doing right now... We are all stealing property by downloading mp3s that we don't own the cds for. This hurts the artists, the record companies, and us as consumers by raising the prices for the albums we do buy.
I'll admit, I trade mp3s, my friends do, business partners trade with me for songs, it's everywhere. I try to make it a point to buy cd's that i really like, but with the massive amounts of music out there for the taking, who can say no to free music?
We are all at fault who have a mp3 collection, but i'd suggest buying music when you can to support artists, especially good independent ones. Sure i don't buy all the music i have an mp3 for, but i do still buy cds.
Support the cause, buy Linux apps/games, buy Music from online vendors, help development.
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You did know it has vegetable oil in it right?
Hence the smooth going down feeling.
next time you see one, check the label.
Yuck
Read a few college math course syllabus (syllabi? ) and buy the books that the class would be using.
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I suggest a good college as your baseline.
http://www-math.mit.edu/undergraduate/class-textb
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Meanwhile the sales of CDs have actually started to decline for the first time ever. I suspect that this is not just the result of Napster. I suspect that the ultra aggressive tactics of the labels have discouraged many purchases.
where did that come from?
According to the RIAA 1999 year statistics, cd sales are up.
http://www.riaa.com/PDF/MD_RIAA10yr.pdf
This is a great idea! There are too many shaved apes on the planet as it is. and most of them don't have the intelligence to move from the desert and stop breeding. Natural selection at work.
Penguins, endangered species, epa, greenpeace, whales, rainforest. These things aren't multiplying like humans. =)
Scarily enough, i totally agree. I've had friends of mine tell me that this comment really made sense, and congratulating me. My nick name is phoenix for most things on the net, though not on slashdot. It's something i would say, just an odd thing to happen.
it's been up longer than it was supposed to, it's a money sink, and i think adding streaming video from outside the ISS is a better use of 27 mil. imnsho.
and definately guinness.... yummy.
you could face a civil lawsuit and criminal penalties of up to five years in jail and a fine of $500,000 for reading someone else's textbook
How does this work? I always thought that books were legal for anyone to read as long as two people weren't reading it at once.. (by making a copy of the book). By the same law that you can have mp3s of your cd's you legally own at work and home. as long as you aren't listening to them at the same time.
are they now 'Licensing' books now in a shrinkwrap EULA?
phoenix
The cd's are more popular than cassettes and therefore they can charge more in good capitalist ethic. The royalties they give the actual artist are a pittance for all but the highest sold artists.
That they think that their new format for music and/or legal action against mp3 sites is just not realistic. Free music for the taking, and they think they can police the net for *mp3, HA!
This is the downfall of the music monopoly.
I see the future of music being that the artist sells either albums or mp3s off of a site like mp3.com or off of their direct website.
However, in defense of what the music industry is doing right now... We are all stealing property by downloading mp3s that we don't own the cds for. This hurts the artists, the record companies, and us as consumers by raising the prices for the albums we do buy.
I'll admit, I trade mp3s, my friends do, business partners trade with me for songs, it's everywhere. I try to make it a point to buy cd's that i really like, but with the massive amounts of music out there for the taking, who can say no to free music?
We are all at fault who have a mp3 collection, but i'd suggest buying music when you can to support artists, especially good independent ones. Sure i don't buy all the music i have an mp3 for, but i do still buy cds.
Support the cause, buy Linux apps/games, buy Music from online vendors, help development.