The RIAA sucks.

Hackfest · Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 402

You further strengthen my point.

jq · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 1089

Please elaborate. After all, the library is intended for the use of the public, is it not?

Kizzume · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject:

Borrowing is different than copying.

Kizzume · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject:

I'm just basically saying that I can see both sides, and I tend to tilt towards the side of the consumer even though I KNOW that it's not right according to the law.

jq · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 1089

WEll, how do you feel about buying music used? Like for example, lets say you go to the U district and buy an album from Cellophane square. Or maybe you buy a CD off of ebay. Is that ethical? The reason I ask is, none of that money you spent goes to the record label or the artist if you buy it used. The money you spend is simply going to a third party vendor. With which case, you might as well have just copied the CD if the reason to buy it is to support the record label and/or artist.

Hackfest · Joined: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 402

It's not illegal to buy used merchandise. We're just saying it's illegal, not necessarily just. I'm in agreement with Kizzume's first post on the way I feel about the whole thing.

jq · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 1089

Okay. Well I guess we are making two different statements then. I am not talking about the law. I am talking about this as a "moral issue" I guess, hehe.

Kizzume · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject:

It is definitely a multi-faceted issue.