quoted 14 lines i've always wondered why anything having to do with
> i've always wondered why anything having to do with
> a computer has
> somehow been out of sync with the rest of the
> world..
>
> for example, there is no incentive for you to walk
> out of a restaurant
> without paying, is there?
> other than the _HIGHLY_ unlikely possibility of
> being caught and thrown
> in jail, no.. not really.
> but you pay, right? you pay each time, and the
> thought of not paying
> probably doesnt even cross your mind.
That's the reason right there. The convenience of p2p
and the astoundingly remote chance of getting in
trouble for it is the reason that everyone does it
without thinking. That's why I think that in order
for a paid download service to work, the system really
has to compete with 'free' in order to work. Now, you
can't compete with free on price, but if you set up
some kind of system where the downloader knows that a
certain percentage of the fee is going straight back
to the artist, I think more people would be willing to
give it a shot, to alleviate their consience if
nothing else.
quoted 12 lines wait. right. restaurants have an incentive. thats
> wait. right. restaurants have an incentive. thats
> why they keep the
> mints near the register. do it for the mints,
> people!
>
> the "reality" of the matter is that you dont have to
> actively go out of
> your way to steal music. dont get me wrong, i steal
> music too, but
> only when i cant actually find a copy of whatever im
> looking for or to
> check it out.quoted 4 lines and on that note, can anyone say anything about the
> and on that note, can anyone say anything about the
> validity and
> availability of "melodies from mars?"
>
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