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Originally Posted by ThisIsMyUserName
The same logic can't apply to every situation. I don't even know what that Gandhi thing was about.
I will not buy an iPhone/iPod anything, because Apple's model is locking down everything you do with their devices, overcharging and under delivering, much like Sony. There are phones and mp3 players that have had all these features for years, only without the marketing and pretty box. And while I realize that many components of an iPod were maybe bought from other companies and slapped together into an "Apple" product, that isn't the same... if that was even your argument.
It's a lot easier to see the giant Sony or Apple logo on something and keep walking, than see "Greedy bitches" listed on every single CD. I'm not doing homework to listen to a few songs. I know I've bought from services that were exclusively indie, and direct from band's sites. I can only hope that somehow that money didn't get to the RIAA.
For an example of my insane logic and morality, I love AC/DC. When their new album came out, I was thrilled and when I got home, expected to jump on Amazon and buy it... but I couldn't find it. I did some more searching on their site and others, and found they didn't want to put it up digitally because I guess they don't like 1's and 0's. They're old and don't understand the internet. I will not buy a CD (besides the 3$ promo CD's I've snagged off Amazon). If I couldn't get the music ANY other way, I wouldn't listen to that CD ever in my life. Unfortunately for them, there are easier ways to get it without making my life more difficult. They lose 15-20-25$ (I have no idea how much a full price CD is anymore) because they wouldn't do things my (the customer's) way. I'm fully aware this makes me a baby and horrible person. Possibly worse than Hitler. But it's my money and if I'm willing to shell it out for something I like, a company can be reasonable and meet me halfway. I'm not preventing anyone else from getting their songs, and I'm not sending them to other people. Stealing a physical product like an iPod also doesn't fall under the same category of downloading a song/movie/game that you would have otherwise not bought.
This is the longest thing I've written since 12th grade. I'm in a really bad mood tonight.
Incidentally, has the porn industry ever complained about this? They pull in billions and a lot of stuff posted for download on free sites is definitely from DVD's. Is everyone a criminal for jerking off now?
The jerk bank on these very forums have pictures that somewhere down the line, the idea was to pay for them. And getting back to music, Keith plays a lot of songs on the feed that I'm almost 100% sure he could get busted for. It's low quality and absurd to police that anyway, but other podcasts have gotten heat for it. To the RIAA, it's still stealing their hard earned billions.
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It's really hard to read long posts without line breaks. So I skimmed.
I didn't bring up the Gandhi thing.
I wasn't trying to make a clever point. It seemed from your statement that you avoided Apple hardware because you disagreed with their modus operandi.
I was merely telling you to avoid RIAA-backed music under the same principle.
You do have a great point with the porn thing. I was going to bring it up, myself.
How many of us pay for digital porn?