When is the music industry going to realize (or admit) that it is not file swapping that is hurting the music industry, it's the Internet itself, as a straight media competitor that is hurting music sales.
Listeners are spending less time in front of their stereos and more time in front of their computers.
Wake up RIAA! You can fight file swapping all you want, you're still going to lose customers.
Exactly! The freedom to share information has to be protected outright, no exceptions. What if the P2P files are child pornography? Should the government be allowed to scan the internet, (perhaps read your email) see the files you are sharing on your computer, use ISPs as their lapdogs, come to your house, and lay charges. You have to believe in P2P without exception. If not, over the next 20 years, the internet as we know it, will collapse like a house of cards.
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When is the music industry going to realize (or admit) that it is not file swapping that is hurting the music industry, it's the Internet itself, as a straight media competitor that is hurting music sales. Listeners are spending less time in front of their stereos and more time in front of their computers. Wake up RIAA! You can fight file swapping all you want, you're still going to lose customers.
Exactly! The freedom to share information has to be protected outright, no exceptions. What if the P2P files are child pornography? Should the government be allowed to scan the internet, (perhaps read your email) see the files you are sharing on your computer, use ISPs as their lapdogs, come to your house, and lay charges. You have to believe in P2P without exception. If not, over the next 20 years, the internet as we know it, will collapse like a house of cards.