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Dr. Wood
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I agree Rik, but the record industry in this country is way overstepping their bounds IMO.
At home I listen to CDs only. I don't like MP3 SQ. I buy all of my CDs. I've never ripped a CD and then sold it to get cash back. I also believe that if you like an artists music, you should support them, so that they can continue making music. However if I buy a CD and I want to copy it for my car, motorhome or iPod, I don't want to listen to some overblown, self important pinhead tell me that I can't do that.
The problem is with people who have no regard for the musicians they listen to, and don't want to pay anything at all for that privilege. People who pay for their music, and want to make a copy of it for their own use is perfectly acceptable to me. This is what the OP's original post reflected to me.
My generation was brought up copying music to reel to reel, then later onto cassette to have as pristine a copy of the original album as possible. People didn't take advantage of the situation, and it wasn't an issue the record companies complained about. I can certainly understand their issue with complete piracy, but that's a different situation, and should not be treated the same.
Originally Posted by digitalmind /img/forum/go_quote.gif I find it exceedingly odd for people in this hobby to spend thousands on the gear, and not want to spend anything on the stuff that really matters... |
I agree Rik, but the record industry in this country is way overstepping their bounds IMO.
At home I listen to CDs only. I don't like MP3 SQ. I buy all of my CDs. I've never ripped a CD and then sold it to get cash back. I also believe that if you like an artists music, you should support them, so that they can continue making music. However if I buy a CD and I want to copy it for my car, motorhome or iPod, I don't want to listen to some overblown, self important pinhead tell me that I can't do that.
The problem is with people who have no regard for the musicians they listen to, and don't want to pay anything at all for that privilege. People who pay for their music, and want to make a copy of it for their own use is perfectly acceptable to me. This is what the OP's original post reflected to me.
My generation was brought up copying music to reel to reel, then later onto cassette to have as pristine a copy of the original album as possible. People didn't take advantage of the situation, and it wasn't an issue the record companies complained about. I can certainly understand their issue with complete piracy, but that's a different situation, and should not be treated the same.