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Originally Posted by Ai
Musicians make more money doing live shows and other promotions, anyway.
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Yep... true for the majority of musicians. Unless they have no clue what they're doing.
We're not talking about musicians; we're talking about RIAA... which basically means wer're talking about companies... and many of them are huge companies with lots of lawyers and hi-profile contractees. Not that I think taking their music without paying is ethical; it's clearly not, and it's clearly problematic, especially to the mid-sized companies and the smaller companies that want to grow. Ripping music does cut into the profit margin, and that leads to fewer jobs in the industry. :p But since this can't really be regulated without draconian measures, it's up to them to redevelop their business models. Lawsuits will mainly serve to make people hate them.