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What Does "Copyfight" Mean?
Copyfight, the Solo Years: April 2002-March 2004
1. AdamThomas on April 6, 2005 12:13 AM writes...
I find it interesting that he first totes the RIAA line, that downloading is stealing, then moments later justifies the way many use P2P,
"So here I was, wanting to buy music to listen to and workout to that day , but I couldn’t...I could have gone to Itunes and [bought a] song, but it doesn’t sit right with me to be limited on how and where I can use music I download.
I realize I could go online and download the song for free, but I won’t do that. That’s stealing. It’s wrong.
That’s not to say I won’t ever download for free. If I had
[1] already owned the CD and just wanted it to play and it was a matter of availability, I definitely would have downloaded it for free.
[2] I will also download music to sample it, but I won’t keep it. I will buy the CD or erase the song." (emphasis/numbering mine)
Sampling and avoiding the hassles of DRM and space-shifting...where was his amicus?
Permalink to Comment2. Neo on April 9, 2005 12:20 PM writes...
It says there are 2 comments but I only see one? (Now 3 and 2 I guess.)
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