Sharing media is no different from what has always been legally and morally acceptable. It’s just that now the cartels feel they can more easily control it, being digital, with their DRM crap and easy litigation threats to garnish their ill-gotten funds

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One thing that certainly hasn’t changed since the dawn of time is that big money always wins in the end. Why hold a gun to someones head when simply implying as much works just as well, as has been done in this case? Granted, backing down was the right thing to do seeing as the bigger picture is more important to how the future of file sharing unfolds, but that still doesn’t make it right. The MafIAA does exactly the same thing, dropping cases where a precident they don’t want may come about, so it’s nice to see our side playing ball by the same rules.

Money equals power and power equals control, so it’s not surprising that the one thing corporations fear the most is loss of that control. This is what copyright is really about. It could just as easily be about sharing a toothbrush if the industry thought they might be losing money due to that. What is being shared isn’t so important as the fact that it is being shared. How many of us (corporate goons included) buy a book and share it with our spouse, children, parents, friends, etc? How about when we buy or rent a movie, how many of us enjoy watching it with a group of friends and family on our home theaters? Is file sharing really all that different? Clearly the MPAA and RIAA (and their counterparts in other countries) would like us to believe so based on their actions to date, and I’m willing to bet that if they could somehow get a law passed that prevented us from enjoying our home entertainment with others without paying a fee per head, they would. Money and power, greed and control.

They love to call file sharing “stealing”, but regardless of whether you agree or not, it clearly is anything but. You have to actually lose something physical for it to qualify as being stolen. Duplication is the proper word and the only one that applies. To argue otherwise is to show that you are unable to grasp the simplest of gifts bestowed upon the human race; logical reasoning. Anything else is just wishful thinking, either because they want it to be true, or because they fear it. I guess it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that those with lots of money tend to see the world through rose colored glasses. Anyone whom has read Wizard’s First Rule will understand where I’m coming from, and if not then I’d be happy to lend you all a copy. ;-)

Here is another line Terry Goodkind fans will be familiar with. “Focus on the solution, not the problem.” The fact is that there are a number of good solutions just waiting to be implemented, ones in which both sides should be able to agree upon. The sad fact however is that the entertainment industry seems completely unwilling to compromise in any area. Again this probably shouldn’t be a surprise I suppose, as most humans seem to have a very difficult time separating logical thought from illogical emotions. I know many on our side would be more than happy to do exactly that provided such solutions implemented were fair and just. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve read people commenting that they have no trouble with paying a reasonable monthly fee, for example, on their internet bill, allowing them to download without fear of prosecution. I believe solutions like this, and many others, can potentially earn the entertainment industry far more money than they ever have in the past. One can’t help but wonder why they constantly refuse to consider all the great possibilities available, unless you look back on my earlier comment and it truly isn’t about money (which all signs show they have plenty of), but rather control. That and the fact that at this point just about any solution other than the one they’ve adopted (mass suing your customers, yeah that makes good business sense) would mean admitting they were wrong about file sharing all along. As long as you have greedy rich (and likely spoiled) folks at the top being obstinate and making all the decisions, nothing is likely to change for the better any time soon, and we will continue hearing sad stories such as this one for as long as the internet exists.

This isn’t a VICTORY for ANYBODY! The labels are ultimately losing. The big guys that are trying to stop rising new stars are ultiamtely falling and their actions are a last grasp of fear for a dying corrupt regime.

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Thank you for that..

He’s distracting me from watching the ???? from putting their toothpaste back in the tube.

Oss :)

Please stop hijacking every comment section on TF with your own agenda. If you must, use the P2PFreak forum to raise awareness but you have to stop taking the discussion off topic.

When people start turning against your publicity methods, that should be a sign to try another approach :)