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| From | "bob" <segarini@rogers.com> |
| Subject | Fw: Heinous Maneuvers |
| Date | Tue, 1 Mar 2005 11:54:45 -0500 |
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From our good pal, Bob Lefsetz...and don't hold the CAPS against him...he
can't italisize without rich text...that's why he does it...to make his
POINT!
bob
> The public IS NOT going legit!!
>
> The iTunes Music Store is not a REPLACEMENT for file-trading, it's an
> ADDITIONAL MARKET!
>
> Say something enough times, and the ignorant press repeats it, and it's
> accepted generally as fact, even if it's COMPLETELY UNTRUE!
>
> The labels' lawsuits have done NOTHING to curb illegal file-trading.
> Illegal
> file-trading is bigger than it's ever been in HISTORY!
>
> I think raising the price of legal downloads is completely ignorant, but
> it's
> also IRRELEVANT! Arguing about the price of individually wrapped copy
> protected tracks is like Joe Torre abandoning spring training to focus all
> his
> energy on HOT DOG prices at Yankee Stadium. The iTunes Music Store is a
> sideshow.
> It's all about the elephant in the room, P2P.
>
> Now don't expect much movement on P2P until the Grokster decision is
> handed
> down. The labels are not about to budge an inch. They've got their
> fingers
> crossed, they're praying for a WIN!
>
> But let's say they DO win. Let's say they shut down Grokster, get the
> right
> to shut down other file-trading services. First and foremost, the
> Internet is
> INTERNATIONAL! And the long arm of the United States law...is not that
> long.
> FURTHERMORE, it's about the SOFTWARE, not the COMPANY! The software
> allowing file-trading is now on TENS OF MILLIONS of computers. Shut down
> the
> companies that propagated this software and you've accomplished
> essentially NOTHING!
> Since everybody with the software on their machine can STILL TRADE! And
> can
> pass on this file-trading software to NEWBIES!
>
> Oh, but the content industries are SUING traders.
> (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7044346/)
>
> This has got to stop. This is even more heinous than the Warner bonuses.
> Let me tell you how this works. The penalties for copyright infringement
> are SO
> HIGH that individuals can't risk a trial. But it's WORSE than that. They
> can't AFFORD LEGAL REPRESENTATION! The big bad RIAA comes down on you and
> you've GOT to pay up. You're INCAPABLE of fighting back. Unless, you're
> a rich
> major label employee to BEGIN WITH! This is UNAMERICAN! And the
> labels/RIAA
> should be ashamed of themselves. Because they're ruining LIVES! $10,000
> doesn't mean much to Edgar Bronfman, Jr., who just got paid a MULTIMILLION
> DOLLAR
> BONUS, but to the lay person, it's the difference between a financial
> cushion
> and BANKRUPTCY! That's what you get for being a music fan. You get
> financially RUINED!
>
> Yes, make no mistake, these people are FANS! Sure, they're ripping off
> the
> system. But that's only because NOBODY WILL LET THEM PAY!
>
> For over FIVE YEARS the labels have refused to monetize file-trading,
> refused
> to take the public's money. It's like a bad comedy routine. We want to
> give
> you our money, we want to pay you. NOPE, NOT GONNA TAKE IT! I don't want
> to
> sell my product this way!
>
> FURTHERMORE, it's not even STEALING, it's COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT! It's
> not
> like the labels are MISSING anything, the files were reproduced for FREE!
>
> I say no more charity dinners while the labels sue customers. Or else
> there's got to be a charity dinner to pay the judgments the public is
> incurring as a
> result of these heinous lawsuits.
>
> God, Lifebeat? How about MUSICBEAT? How about "Rolling Stone" printing
> the
> photo of every person sued. How about a rolling scroll on MTV. Sure,
> being a
> victim of an RIAA lawsuit might not be QUITE like dying of AIDS or being
> killed in Iraq, but those people are DEAD, the people sued are having
> their lives
> impacted quite possibly FOREVER! AND, the lawsuits are not having their
> intended effect. As stated above, trading is more voluminous than ever
> before.
>
> Then you've got Sony BMG, getting ready to roll out copy protected discs.
> Whoa, the only result of this will be to PISS OFF the people who BUY THEM!
> THEIR usability will be compromised, while these same tracks will be
> available for
> free on P2P sites immediately.
>
> Oh, it's REALLY complicated. Just record the CD in an analog fashion, the
> same way you record vinyl. The copy protection can't stop THAT!
>
> And what's the GOAL HERE ANYWAY? To stop CD burning?
>
> Anybody who thinks CD burning is the problem doesn't own an iPod.
>
> We've got faces in the Warner debacle now. Edgar and Lyor have targets on
> their heads. We cannot forget, nor forgive them.
>
> We need a target on the head of Andy Lack. For this lame decision to
> employ
> copy protection on CDs. Something the JAPANESE have decided doesn't work.
>
> And while we're at it, we need a target on Mitch Bainwol's head too.
>
> Then again, the public doesn't care anymore. They think the RIAA and the
> major labels are a joke. They're just trading away, essentially with
> IMPUNITY!
> I mean you have to be REALLY DUMB to get busted for downloading. New
> software
> makes most people IMMUNE! Then again, the law of NUMBERS protects almost
> everybody ANYWAY!
>
> The train has left the station.
>
> Everything the major labels are doing is a sideshow, not impacting the
> real
> marketplace.
>
> The public knows that CDs are overpriced and only have one good track.
> They
> know they can get everything P2P. They know that the old paradigm is
> dead.
> They now want ALL the music. As computer files.
>
> Something the labels won't give them.
>
> The labels want everything on THEIR TERMS!
>
> Copy protected tracks. Evaporating subscriptions.
>
> And they don't realize, THEY'RE PUTTING THEMSELVES OUT OF BUSINESS! Sale
> by
> track is economic death. Almost all players out there are not compatible
> with
> Napster. Any other industry would go where the CUSTOMERS ARE! Find a way
> to
> give people what they want. A PLETHORA of unrestricted tracks for one low
> price. Hell, didn't the HEAD of Sony say that tracks should cost less
> than a
> QUARTER?
>
> But his charges know nothing about technology, nothing about commerce.
>
> Then again, Andy Lack came from TV!
>
> And Thomas H. Lee Partners could care less about music.
>
> As for EMI...you'd think they'd throw the long ball, do something
> INNOVATIVE,
> blow the game WIDE OPEN before their stock falls through the floor.
> Coldplay
> ain't gonna save them, but selling their ENTIRE CATALOG TO MILLIONS OF
> PEOPLE
> WILL!
>
> As for Universal... It's like a rogue nation. Vivendi knows nothing
> about
> music, they just don't want to sell the company at a rock bottom price.
> Therefore, they let these guys do WHATEVER they want. Which is
> single-handedly,
> with their giant market share, hold back the future of online music.
>
> I doubt Grokster will be overturned.
>
> But, as stated above, even if it is, it won't solve the labels' problems.
>
> When are the major labels going to stop their whining, stop employing
> their
> big stick and make peace with the NOW!
>
> The public's bought in. Apple can't keep iPods in STOCK!
>
> But the majors just want to keep their CD model.
>
> I know, I know. Most of the foregoing is repeats. It's just that I can't
> believe these guys are this fucking dumb. To leave all this money on the
> table.
> To deny reality.
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