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Melvs
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ya, so as many of you may or may not know, the RIAA (music people) are starting a huge campaign to get rid of file sharing. Basically, my words of wisdom I've gotten from al the reading and talking to peopole about it is this

stay off of kazaa and any other major file sharing networks/programs

chance are you'd be fine, but there's a slight chance you could be facing 15 g's a song. so ya, just a heads up.
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Jun 26 2003 11:24AM
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never_summer
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that is so gay how bands dont want people gettin there music free when they get all the money they need anyway


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Jun 27 2003 11:15PM
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Jun 28 2003 7:13AM
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theBOSS.
Posts: 4705 - Karma: 496
CD's cheap? Think about this...a CD is about 2 cents worth of plastic. They cost almost nothing to make once production has started. Thats 19.88 cents of profit per CD sold, which is almost 1000% profit.

Right now I am sharing like 5000 files, and I will continue to do so. I have enough sense to know that the record companies are just using it as a threat. If everybody stopped sharing, file sharing would stop, thats what the're aiming for.
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Jun 28 2003 1:21PM
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mattwalker
Posts: 5063 - Karma: 2,478
okay...i prolly have like 100 songs...i have never shared any songs...only downloaded...why would they go after me?



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Jun 28 2003 1:40PM
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johnwiechecki
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I think that certain stuff (like singles from CD's) should be free to download anyway. I mean, you can hear it on the radio for free, so you should be able to hear it on your computer for free whenever you want.
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Jun 28 2003 1:57PM
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five0
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i have like 650...i used to have 2000
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Jun 29 2003 7:15PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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I remember during the Napster controversy studies showed that record sales increased since the introduction of napster. I don't know what it is now though.

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Jun 29 2003 7:28PM
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Ski_Instructor_Mike
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ya. I'm pretty sure record sales are increasing, just not at the expected rate.
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Jul 1 2003 2:00AM
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C.Royce
Posts: 1031 - Karma: 187
how do you really hear about songs? i've watched mtv and stuff they play the same kind of music and same people over and over..i wouldn't listen to nearly the same stuff if i just watched mtv and listened to the radio because the radio does the same things...
Jul 1 2003 2:10AM
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skier_chick_360
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Coming from the industy not all record sales are down. The industy is coming up with ways to create CDs and DVDs that are protected to help cut down on burning and essentially sharing. But at the same time MANY artists but tracks on their sites so that you can sample the new album before it comes out. Many artists dont really care as long as their music is getting out there and people are enjoying it. The people who are complaining about filesharing are the executives of the labels. MANY rap artists have come out and said however you get my album I hope you like whether u buy it, borrow it or download it. The whole situation is being blown out of proportion!
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Jul 1 2003 9:46AM
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DrPepper
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If anything, file sharing has boosted the music industry. Just like some one before me said, file sharing is high, but CD sales are booming.
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Jul 1 2003 4:27PM
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Itsbackfliptime
Posts: 18901 - Karma: 75
MTV releases albums on their site like a week before the release date of the album.

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Jul 1 2003 4:28PM
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Jackpot
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i did a debate on this this year, infact music sales dropped on napsters release..then climbed again to normal. things aren't that bad. Plus mp3's have benefits that the RIAA doesn't talk about, like higher concert turnouts, and more underground bands being noticed

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Jul 1 2003 4:31PM
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$1080PLP$
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i saw some where that record sales have actually gone up for the past few years dispite napster, kazza etc. let us poor college students have our damn music

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Jul 11 2003 9:47PM
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