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tw · 01-18-2001, 11:03 PM

Sorry, Bill - right post, wrong poster.

Ani DeFranco's Righteous Babe was the CD I could not remember.

I routinely take and photocopy articles in the library. I did not pay for the magazine, but violate no laws by copying these for a friend. Since I do not resell them, the copying is legal. That was Napster's philosophy - albeit violated by many of its users. However for reasons that confuse me, that is illegal only because the industry is hurt. Of course the industry is hurt. They absolutely - every last one of them - would not and could not look at the Internet.

Stealing should not be legal because the industry is myopic. But then the industry got the problem it deserves. CD music is but the tip of the iceberg that gets even worse with movies. It makes more sense to first address the source of the problem - not its symptom. Napster is a symptom of an industry that outrightly ignored the Internet and simply ignored what future copyright laws should be. Instead of addressing the problem, they killed things such as DAT. Rather than addressing the problem, the problem only comes back with more vengence.

BTW, previously posted in Cellar Mark III(?) is this scary point: only 7% of the nation's industry's contributed to this boom economy. What have the other 93% been doing? The 5 (?) big music publishing companies have sat on their ass living fat off the land. Again, as previously noted, Sony literally bought a movie studio because of the 'we fear to innovate' attitude so prevelant in the industry. Other symptoms of too much anti-American management is the current commercial actors strike (why do you never see the Austrailan sell Suburus, or the "Free and Clear' guy selling Sprint PCS?) AND the upcoming actors strike.

Union problems are directly traceable to adversarial management. Media companies consolidate to control their industry rather than innovate. Guess what is in AOL's future?

I have no sympathy for an industry that has slowly become its own worst enemy, then pays politicans big bucks to attack the symptoms of their myopia.

Recessions and industry economic problems, historically, are the only successful method of saving an industry. Often the little people are hurt in the process. That damage is inevitable and necessary. These lessons were demonstrated in late 1970 Chrysler, early 1980 Ford, 1980 IMB, early 1990 Apple, and now in Xerox. Having protected the industry, we have simply created even greater problems in the steel industry (USX and Bethlehem Steel) and in wireless communication (AT&T).

Attacking the symptom of a problem only makes the future problems worse - made obvious because 85% of all problems are directly traceable to top management. When symptoms such as Napster become serious, only then will the recording industry eliminate their only problem - top management.

01-18-2001, 11:03 PM	#4
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Re: What do you think about Napster? Sorry, Bill - right post, wrong poster. Ani DeFranco's Righteous Babe was the CD I could not remember. I routinely take and photocopy articles in the library. I did not pay for the magazine, but violate no laws by copying these for a friend. Since I do not resell them, the copying is legal. That was Napster's philosophy - albeit violated by many of its users. However for reasons that confuse me, that is illegal only because the industry is hurt. Of course the industry is hurt. They absolutely - every last one of them - would not and could not look at the Internet. Stealing should not be legal because the industry is myopic. But then the industry got the problem it deserves. CD music is but the tip of the iceberg that gets even worse with movies. It makes more sense to first address the source of the problem - not its symptom. Napster is a symptom of an industry that outrightly ignored the Internet and simply ignored what future copyright laws should be. Instead of addressing the problem, they killed things such as DAT. Rather than addressing the problem, the problem only comes back with more vengence. BTW, previously posted in Cellar Mark III(?) is this scary point: only 7% of the nation's industry's contributed to this boom economy. What have the other 93% been doing? The 5 (?) big music publishing companies have sat on their ass living fat off the land. Again, as previously noted, Sony literally bought a movie studio because of the 'we fear to innovate' attitude so prevelant in the industry. Other symptoms of too much anti-American management is the current commercial actors strike (why do you never see the Austrailan sell Suburus, or the "Free and Clear' guy selling Sprint PCS?) AND the upcoming actors strike. Union problems are directly traceable to adversarial management. Media companies consolidate to control their industry rather than innovate. Guess what is in AOL's future? I have no sympathy for an industry that has slowly become its own worst enemy, then pays politicans big bucks to attack the symptoms of their myopia. Recessions and industry economic problems, historically, are the only successful method of saving an industry. Often the little people are hurt in the process. That damage is inevitable and necessary. These lessons were demonstrated in late 1970 Chrysler, early 1980 Ford, 1980 IMB, early 1990 Apple, and now in Xerox. Having protected the industry, we have simply created even greater problems in the steel industry (USX and Bethlehem Steel) and in wireless communication (AT&T). Attacking the symptom of a problem only makes the future problems worse - made obvious because 85% of all problems are directly traceable to top management. When symptoms such as Napster become serious, only then will the recording industry eliminate their only problem - top management.