I'm a Mac user (betcha couldn't tell!) and I use FF exclusively. I haven't had to resort to IE since c. FF 0.8.
Even my Yahoo! pages are rendered properly since version 0.9!
Firefox. Get it! Use it! Love it! Spread it!
I think his point is that he shouldn't have to. He is not breaking the law. So why is he being punished?
I remember waaayyyy back in the days of this brand new thing called a VCR and the movie companies were having shit-fits because they were worried that people were going to buy one movie, make 1,000 copies and drive them broke. Last I checked, they are still around, people still go to theaters, rent videos, buy videos and even watch pay-per-view!
My point is that the RIAA's arguments are very similar to the movie industry's of 25-30 years ago. If they had their way, you would have to buy a new copy of a song everytime you wanted to change formats (that is the same thing the movie industry wanted). Believe me, they HATE the fact that you are legally allowed to copy music, even though it is for your own personal use!
People who are going to bootleg are going to bootleg. Yes, it is wrong (hell, I actually PAY shareware fees!), but its reality.
What is wrong about what Apple is doing is that they are punishing EVERYONE for the crimes of a few.
Let me make an analogy. Why don't we put speed govenors on every car because some of us (most of us) speed? "I don't speed", you say. Well, then it shouldn't bother you, right? Wrong. It is the principle of the thing. You are being restricted because of something someone else did or may do.
What is supposed to happen is they are supposed to go after those who break the law and leave the rest of us alone.
If people really want the stick it to the labels, don't buy any music from major labels, period. Don't steal it, but find those artists who aren't on labels and buy their music. I'm sure there is someone out there who makes the type of music you like. Since money is what this is all about, money will get their attention.
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Who defines "right-thinking"? Is that "right" as opposed to "left" or "right" as opposed to "wrong"? DON'T GO THERE!!!
Did you move on to the 128 or the Plus 4?
I'm a Mac user (betcha couldn't tell!) and I use FF exclusively. I haven't had to resort to IE since c. FF 0.8. Even my Yahoo! pages are rendered properly since version 0.9! Firefox. Get it! Use it! Love it! Spread it!
I think his point is that he shouldn't have to. He is not breaking the law. So why is he being punished?
I remember waaayyyy back in the days of this brand new thing called a VCR and the movie companies were having shit-fits because they were worried that people were going to buy one movie, make 1,000 copies and drive them broke. Last I checked, they are still around, people still go to theaters, rent videos, buy videos and even watch pay-per-view!
My point is that the RIAA's arguments are very similar to the movie industry's of 25-30 years ago. If they had their way, you would have to buy a new copy of a song everytime you wanted to change formats (that is the same thing the movie industry wanted). Believe me, they HATE the fact that you are legally allowed to copy music, even though it is for your own personal use!
People who are going to bootleg are going to bootleg. Yes, it is wrong (hell, I actually PAY shareware fees!), but its reality.
What is wrong about what Apple is doing is that they are punishing EVERYONE for the crimes of a few.
Let me make an analogy. Why don't we put speed govenors on every car because some of us (most of us) speed? "I don't speed", you say. Well, then it shouldn't bother you, right? Wrong. It is the principle of the thing. You are being restricted because of something someone else did or may do.
What is supposed to happen is they are supposed to go after those who break the law and leave the rest of us alone.
If people really want the stick it to the labels, don't buy any music from major labels, period. Don't steal it, but find those artists who aren't on labels and buy their music. I'm sure there is someone out there who makes the type of music you like. Since money is what this is all about, money will get their attention.