c said:
quoted 8 lines lets see. an artist makes a record. a record company makes a product.> lets see. an artist makes a record. a record company makes a product.
> sells that product to a consumer. the artist then (illegally) copies
> it. posts it on the net. web surfer downloads it and burns a copy.
>
> two copies, same record. one was paid for, the other was not. how is
> that any different than the downloader walking into the store and
> taking a copy ?
>
How much did the label spend on that CD-r compared to the physical CD? The
retailer for the whole package? How much did that cover art costs to
produce? The jewel case?
in the example of someone buying the actual CD, everyone is making money
(except the consumer). In the case of the stolen retail CD, everyone is
losing money (except the consumer). In the case of MP3, no one is *losing*
money (including the consumer).
derek
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