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dmiessler.com | grep understanding: Screw The RIAA

  • Chris Messina · 3 years ago
    Hey man, spread the meme: EFF the RIAA.
  • brad · 3 years ago
    That is pretty lame. I will continue to rip any cd that I purchase to my iPod. If I purchase an album, I consider that to be my property to distribute freely among my various media players (cd player in the car, iPod, winamp, etc.). Imagine buying a copy in the store to listen to in the car, and then a separate copy for use on portable players. That would have to be one of the worst ideas ever.
  • Jason Powell · 3 years ago
    That would have to be one of the worst ideas ever.
    Not if you're a copyright holder standing to make sack-loads of cash off of people buying multiple copies of a single product for use in various devices. It's a publisher's wet dream, besides making each individual pay for experiencing a book/song/movie (and don't think that ain't in the works, either).