There was a law passed in 2005 I think by copyright that said if your in possession of a pre-release then they can come down hard on you if found out. If your listening to the new U2 before it's release then you have possession of the file on your hard drive and allowing last.fm to scrobble it (stupid)!
I use to be download this and download that and not give a rats tail if i was stealing or not. Thought oh Im just sticking it to the man. Well now I run my own business(start up) I have a different perspective. As well the perspective of ten years of the RIAA continuing to fight and win against innovation (Seeqpod being the latest of many before it) and bashing into our heads (at least trying) that downloading something you would have otherwise bought circa 1997(majority of downloaders) is stealing!
I think a lot of what the RIAA does is dumb, but they run a business, which is out to make money and thus they are finding their way kicking and screaming into new models. Though everyone wishes they'd go away or at least that's what they say and yet those same ppl continue to consume their product keeping them going and stronger!
I use to be download this and download that and not give a rats tail if i was stealing or not. Thought oh Im just sticking it to the man. Well now I run my own business(start up) I have a different perspective. As well the perspective of ten years of the RIAA continuing to fight and win against innovation (Seeqpod being the latest of many before it) and bashing into our heads (at least trying) that downloading something you would have otherwise bought circa 1997(majority of downloaders) is stealing!
I think a lot of what the RIAA does is dumb, but they run a business, which is out to make money and thus they are finding their way kicking and screaming into new models. Though everyone wishes they'd go away or at least that's what they say and yet those same ppl continue to consume their product keeping them going and stronger!