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| From | "Mark Tate" <zumpp99@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Digital Download Pet Peeve |
| Date | Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:31:22 -0500 |
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It's deceptive how? An "educated consumer...", a bare minimum of due
diligence, and all that.
>From: Marty Rudnick <mrudnick@marturo.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: Digital Download Pet Peeve
>Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 05:49:36 -0800
>
>As I said, it was in the haste of an impulse purchase...the point is, it's
>deceptive.
>
>Marty
>
>Ken Kase wrote:
>
>>Or you could preview the track before you buy it...? At least iTunes
>>allows
>>you to do that.
>>
>>--Ken
>>
>>
>>On 10/29/06 1:36 AM, "Marty Rudnick" <mrudnick@marturo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>OK, there oughta be a law.
>>>
>>>One of the great things about the world of digital download is that an
>>>old tune pops into my head, and I can go to the iTunes music store (or
>>>whatever) and grab it up legally for 99 cents.
>>>
>>>However, sometimes in my haste of the impulse purchase, I'll buy a track
>>>and find that it's been RE-RECORDED by the artist. I can only surmise
>>>that their original contract left them with little or no royalties, and
>>>this is a way to milk some cash from the system.
>>>
>>>So, maybe there oughta be a law to protect artists against getting
>>>ripped off, and in turn protect the fans from these lame counterfeit
>>>tracks.
>>>
>>>OK..I feel better now.
>>>
>>>Marty
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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