Comments on: Piracy and shoplifting http://talkingincircles.net/2009/06/22/piracy-and-shoplifting/ Every time you think you're talking you're just moving your mouth. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:10:43 -0800 hourly 1 By: Wim http://talkingincircles.net/2009/06/22/piracy-and-shoplifting/comment-page-1/#comment-58841 Wim Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:33:17 +0000 http://talkingincircles.net/?p=608#comment-58841 I think you are quite right on this. I only buy albums from smaller bands, I watch videos on youtube, and I don't download. Here in Belgium, recently a new law was made, companies now have to pay Sabam (an organisation like RIAA) for listening to a cd or the radio or ... in their offices/cantine/... Even if an employee has an MP3-player or an iPod, the company has to pay Sabam for listening it. Isn't that just ridiculous? Is it the same over there? I think you are quite right on this. I only buy albums from smaller bands, I watch videos on youtube, and I don’t download.

Here in Belgium, recently a new law was made, companies now have to pay Sabam (an organisation like RIAA) for listening to a cd or the radio or … in their offices/cantine/… Even if an employee has an MP3-player or an iPod, the company has to pay Sabam for listening it. Isn’t that just ridiculous? Is it the same over there?

]]> By: chromium http://talkingincircles.net/2009/06/22/piracy-and-shoplifting/comment-page-1/#comment-56596 chromium Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:47:30 +0000 http://talkingincircles.net/?p=608#comment-56596 That's not really the best message to be sending... that it's better to steal the cd from a store than download it. But i guess that way the stores get hurt, not the record companies. That’s not really the best message to be sending… that it’s better to steal the cd from a store than download it. But i guess that way the stores get hurt, not the record companies.

]]> By: Rayyn http://talkingincircles.net/2009/06/22/piracy-and-shoplifting/comment-page-1/#comment-56277 Rayyn Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:05:38 +0000 http://talkingincircles.net/?p=608#comment-56277 I agreed fully with you on this point Mike. I download a large amount of music off of the internet. But when I find a band that I really like, I will go out of my way to support them. Especially in the case or indie bands or non signed artists. Copyright holders already get the lion's share of the profits rather than artists anyways. It's just plain greed that is holding them back from finding a better way to deal with and assimilate piracy into something that is still profitable while acceptable to both them and the consumers. I agreed fully with you on this point Mike. I download a large amount of music off of the internet. But when I find a band that I really like, I will go out of my way to support them. Especially in the case or indie bands or non signed artists. Copyright holders already get the lion’s share of the profits rather than artists anyways. It’s just plain greed that is holding them back from finding a better way to deal with and assimilate piracy into something that is still profitable while acceptable to both them and the consumers.

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