Comments on: Unchained melodies http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/12/30/unchained-melodies/ Ron Coleman’s pretty good blog Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:39:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Martin L. Shoemaker http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/12/30/unchained-melodies/comment-page-1/#comment-2671 Martin L. Shoemaker Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:27:46 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/12/30/unchained-melodies/#comment-2671 With this latest blunder, the RIAA finally lost it. I am generally a STRONG proponent of copyrights. Even when the RIAA has made some moves that were very bad PR, I generally said: 1. That was stupid. 2. But they're within their rights. 3. And anyone who's copying and sharing IS infringing. But now, they've removed "and sharing" from their position. That puts even me, one of their most loyal supporters, into violation -- all because I would rather carry one computer than carry 150 CDs. This was the most stupid thing the RIAA could possibly do, With this latest blunder, the RIAA finally lost it.

I am generally a STRONG proponent of copyrights. Even when the RIAA has made some moves that were very bad PR, I generally said:

1. That was stupid.

2. But they’re within their rights.

3. And anyone who’s copying and sharing IS infringing.

But now, they’ve removed “and sharing” from their position. That puts even me, one of their most loyal supporters, into violation — all because I would rather carry one computer than carry 150 CDs.

This was the most stupid thing the RIAA could possibly do,

]]> By: jan http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/12/30/unchained-melodies/comment-page-1/#comment-2672 jan Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:50:02 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/12/30/unchained-melodies/#comment-2672 Yay! (Good thing I've never illegally downloaded anything...) Yay! (Good thing I’ve never illegally downloaded anything…)

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