Video Asylum

Posted by Peter H-son (A) on December 13, 2007 at 11:14:26

In Reply to: RE: "I do support every illegal downloader 100%." posted by Jazz Inmate on December 13, 2007 at 10:07:58

"In your view, any competitor or thief on the street that wants a piece of us could feel free to pirate our R&D data, set up a manufacturing facility and undercut our sales."

I never said any of that.

"You might think the RIAA is evil incarnate"

It's hard to say. They seem to be too studid to be genuinly evil. Nah, they are evil, alright. You are aware that RIAA has bullied nations into changing their laws to comply with the will of RIAA?

"but artists and record labels don't deserve to have their product pirated any more than a company like mine does."

And no more than I deserve to get ripped off.

I have made two points.

RIAA ripped me off. I'm being petty and like to see RIAA being ripped off in return. I'm not studid. I know there's no getting back at RIAA. Most people who download illegal mp3s would never buy a CD. They are the same people who in the pre CD days would borrow your LP and tape it. RIAA loses no money on them.

The other point is RIAA's yellow fever propaganda. You can buy pirated Chinese DVDs in virually every mall in America. Of course, that's none of RIAA or MPAA's concern. Their only concern is to protect American interests. I have no problem with that. What does bother me is that their propaganda is parroted by corporate news medias owned by the same people who own the record companies.