Posted by Phil on February 27, 2003, at 13:10:20
In reply to I just worry about the users, posted by stjames on February 27, 2003, at 10:39:09
Personally, I think the government should have bigger fish to fry than this. The record companies got beat to the punch; someone got in their back pockets for a change. They don't like that very much. If I were signed to a label without pitbull representation, they would rake me over the coals as Sony has done to the Dixie Chicks, Mariah Carey, and more artists everyday.
Let's wait to see how much the artists gain from this versus the big boys.
I'll play by the rules but record labels are just getting their comeuppance.
If these guys didn't double to triple their prices when converting to CD's and then never dropped those prices despite low production cost, well...what do they expect people to do? I can't afford CD's and very rarely buy one.
Bands make their money from touring; record sales don't pay the bills but the artists should get their due. I know this is about copyright but if there would be no market for burners if they would charge reasonable prices, 6.99 to 7.99, for CD's, they wouldn't have a problem.
Then again, I'm a dreamer.
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