Don't diesel users have to wait for their sparks to heat up? And the Indian guy said he gets 60 mpg. I sense a theme here, American's are impatient. We want a rediculously powerful hydrogen vehicle that gets horrible fuel mileage, and we want it now!!
Mozilla 1.2.1 includes an option to search on google for a phrase typed directly into the taskbar. I would assume later version do too, but I'm too lazy to go download them.
Artists make most of their money off of touring, most of the profits from album sales go to the record companies.
That being said, I think you nailed it in your last paragraph, because without records, not only could record companies go the way of the dinosaur, but artists could get higher profits and wouldn't have big contractual obligations to fulfull. The problem that artists would have would be getting the neccesary site traffic and fan base to become largely successful. As large money-making corporations, record companies have a lot of weight to throw around for booking shows and getting airplay. This is probably where record companies really can keep their stranglehold on the industry, not just cd sales.
You have a great point here. I'm curious though, does anyone know what sorts of arguments are being used to justify the difference between file sharing and "free-use"(such as recording from the radio or tv)?
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Don't diesel users have to wait for their sparks to heat up? And the Indian guy said he gets 60 mpg. I sense a theme here, American's are impatient. We want a rediculously powerful hydrogen vehicle that gets horrible fuel mileage, and we want it now!!
Hey look, I can be a jerk!!!
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I believe it's oligarchy.
Mozilla 1.2.1 includes an option to search on google for a phrase typed directly into the taskbar. I would assume later version do too, but I'm too lazy to go download them.
Artists make most of their money off of touring, most of the profits from album sales go to the record companies. That being said, I think you nailed it in your last paragraph, because without records, not only could record companies go the way of the dinosaur, but artists could get higher profits and wouldn't have big contractual obligations to fulfull. The problem that artists would have would be getting the neccesary site traffic and fan base to become largely successful. As large money-making corporations, record companies have a lot of weight to throw around for booking shows and getting airplay. This is probably where record companies really can keep their stranglehold on the industry, not just cd sales.
You have a great point here. I'm curious though, does anyone know what sorts of arguments are being used to justify the difference between file sharing and "free-use"(such as recording from the radio or tv)?