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You can call anything "stealing" thereby subjecting it to the law. The law is the law. If the law says that doing "A, B and C" is illegal, then unfortunately there is nothing that can be done. It's just a matter reasoning and discussing the absurdity of why it's illegal and discussing the absurdity of the penalties. Hopefully smart people who can think for themselves will gain some ground on making changes. Since it's apparantley a crime, is it victimless or not? One shouldn't cry victim if one has no proof that they've been victimized.
"Hmmm.....internet file sharing has been on the rise, yet my latest single is selling better than I expected. Curse those fans and the internet file sharers!"
"Hmmm...being a new artist, I didn't expect to do well, but my shows have been sold out and my sales have increased. Curse those fans and the internet file sharers! How dare they spread my music!"
Focusing on how many times your song was shared may stroke your ego, as you then think that all of them love your music and kept it. If someone is just downloading for the heck of it, are they really the kind of person who would be willing to invest time and money into any artist? Is that the kind of fan artists are looking for? A fan that has no face...only a dollar sign. Art should be worth what people are willing to pay. And people who are willing to pay are the true fans that these artists should be playing for.
It will be a sad day when "stealing" a glance is illegal.
End of rant....
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 23. September 2009 @ 12:35
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