The very first person who's catalog I scanned had about 60 or so full CDs shared... and as far as I could tell, they're all commercially available. If they go after those folks, I have no problem with it.
Why would you have no problem with that? What if they own all the CD? What if they legitimately bought the music? Alright, so they are sharing it. If someone else comes along, who also bought the albums but don't have them in digital format, and downloads off that person then there is nothing illegal about that. Both people paid for their content, and they are exercising they're right to enjoy it.
We know this isn't what happens, and that there are tons of leeches out there. But this adds another element. Even if someone has tons of files to share, it doesn't necessarily mean they are breaking the law. Neither does downloading those files. This is what the RIAA will painfully learn soon enough.
Ever heard the expression The squeaky wheel gets the oil?
Ever hear of the expression "The squeaky wheel can be easily replaced?"
That's what I've been shown in the business world. You don't like your situation, then complain to the boss. But don't complain too much, because it's easier to hire a spineless jellyfish then spend more money on you.
Uh...yeah...some of us didn't do that. Which is why I'm working 60 hour weeks doing web development plus on-call support in 2 different departments and still making less the $37,000 a year with no overtime compensation. Mostly this is because it was deemed in 2001 that developers did not need to work overtime and thus did not need to have the compensation clause in out contracts, which we were required to sign or else find another job in the middle of the tech bust. And my bosses are known for their crappy raises. Would you call that fair?
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The very first person who's catalog I scanned had about 60 or so full CDs shared... and as far as I could tell, they're all commercially available. If they go after those folks, I have no problem with it. Why would you have no problem with that? What if they own all the CD? What if they legitimately bought the music? Alright, so they are sharing it. If someone else comes along, who also bought the albums but don't have them in digital format, and downloads off that person then there is nothing illegal about that. Both people paid for their content, and they are exercising they're right to enjoy it. We know this isn't what happens, and that there are tons of leeches out there. But this adds another element. Even if someone has tons of files to share, it doesn't necessarily mean they are breaking the law. Neither does downloading those files. This is what the RIAA will painfully learn soon enough.
Ever heard the expression The squeaky wheel gets the oil?
Ever hear of the expression "The squeaky wheel can be easily replaced?"
That's what I've been shown in the business world. You don't like your situation, then complain to the boss. But don't complain too much, because it's easier to hire a spineless jellyfish then spend more money on you.
Uh...yeah...some of us didn't do that. Which is why I'm working 60 hour weeks doing web development plus on-call support in 2 different departments and still making less the $37,000 a year with no overtime compensation. Mostly this is because it was deemed in 2001 that developers did not need to work overtime and thus did not need to have the compensation clause in out contracts, which we were required to sign or else find another job in the middle of the tech bust. And my bosses are known for their crappy raises. Would you call that fair?