Did I get this right - they complain how stealing is illegal?
The short answer is: No. You did not get this right. Stealing being illegal isn't even the issue.
One analogy I've already heard, goes like this:
Some publishers have already started to print their papers in invisible ink. They offer filters for their subscribers so they can read the papers anyway. This is supposedly to stop people "stealing" papers by partially reading them in stores, or reading papers left in cafes, buses etc. But wait! Turns out you can put on some polaroid sunglasses upside down and read the paper without the filters (which btw are numbered and carefully registered, user's ssn and all). Other methods also turn up.
Now, however, those methods are being banned. You are only allowed to use those filters. Which may or may not be even available in your region.
And the availability is an issue. For starters, the record companies in Norway seem to define "diversity" as "two extra Britney Spears wannebes".
Think I'm joking? Real-life example: I got a phone call not too long ago from a sales guy at some big record store. They had some campaign going, and wondered if I might be interested in some offers. What kind of music did I like? Top 20, pop, rock, jazz or classic? When I answered "Japanese rock" (I had some playing in the background), he said (in so many words): "Oh. Sorry to have wasted your time then." And hung up.
I really can't remember last time I heard someone public (like a radio or tv station) play something that wasn't from North America or (north-)western Europe. And predigested. And only the biggest record stores downtown seem to have some so exotic as, ooh, Youssou N'Dour? And he's to be found in the "African music" section (in the one single shop here that even has one).
Which reminds me: Once I found a CD there (the African music section) that, when I listened to it, sounded kinda Caribbean (zouk, to be precise). I asked the guy behind the counter if this CD shouldn't rather be sorted under West Indies, and I actually had to explain to a 20 year old Norwegian that "West Indies" did not mean "western India"! He didn't even seem to have fkin heard about Columbus! And he was working in a store that sold music from around the world!
(Well, those parts of the world that the management seemed to have heard about...)
Another real-world example: I just went to iTunes, and what do I see?
Purchases from the iTunes Music Store are available only in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Q: Who isn't on the list? A: Norway.
Q: Who's now about to ban CD ripping, even for personal use? A: Norway.
And I'm not saying this to rag on iTunes, there's a more widespread attitude problem here.
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The short answer is: No. You did not get this right. Stealing being illegal isn't even the issue.
One analogy I've already heard, goes like this:
Some publishers have already started to print their papers in invisible ink. They offer filters for their subscribers so they can read the papers anyway.
This is supposedly to stop people "stealing" papers by partially reading them in stores, or reading papers left in cafes, buses etc.
But wait! Turns out you can put on some polaroid sunglasses upside down and read the paper without the filters (which btw are numbered and carefully registered, user's ssn and all). Other methods also turn up.
Now, however, those methods are being banned. You are only allowed to use those filters. Which may or may not be even available in your region.
And the availability is an issue. For starters, the record companies in Norway seem to define "diversity" as "two extra Britney Spears wannebes".
Think I'm joking? Real-life example: I got a phone call not too long ago from a sales guy at some big record store. They had some campaign going, and wondered if I might be interested in some offers. What kind of music did I like? Top 20, pop, rock, jazz or classic? When I answered "Japanese rock" (I had some playing in the background), he said (in so many words): "Oh. Sorry to have wasted your time then." And hung up.
I really can't remember last time I heard someone public (like a radio or tv station) play something that wasn't from North America or (north-)western Europe. And predigested. And only the biggest record stores downtown seem to have some so exotic as, ooh, Youssou N'Dour? And he's to be found in the "African music" section (in the one single shop here that even has one).
Which reminds me: Once I found a CD there (the African music section) that, when I listened to it, sounded kinda Caribbean (zouk, to be precise). I asked the guy behind the counter if this CD shouldn't rather be sorted under West Indies, and I actually had to explain to a 20 year old Norwegian that "West Indies" did not mean "western India"! He didn't even seem to have fkin heard about Columbus! And he was working in a store that sold music from around the world!
(Well, those parts of the world that the management seemed to have heard about...)
Another real-world example: I just went to iTunes, and what do I see?
Q: Who isn't on the list?
A: Norway.
Q: Who's now about to ban CD ripping, even for personal use?
A: Norway.
And I'm not saying this to rag on iTunes, there's a more widespread attitude problem here.
Forskjellen (som ikke blir nevnt i ordboken du linket til) er bruksmåten. "Ett" (to t-er) er med trykk på antallet, dvs "ett" = "ikke to, ikke tre"...