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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: ##RaCeR## on June 30, 2002, 03:04:01 PM

Title: Are SONY stupid?
Post by: ##RaCeR## on June 30, 2002, 03:04:01 PM
There has been this really annoying SONY NET Mini Disc Player ad on TV for a while now, but I have never really understood it.

It talks about how you can download music off of the Internet in like 20 secs and burn it onto your new mini disc player.

Why is one part of SONY advertising pirating music, yet SONY MUSIC is one of SONY\'s biggest entities? Its like one part of SONY is supporting piracy from another part of their company.

Aren\'t they just shooting themselves in the back? I mean, do they think that people are gonna download music from other labels apart from Columbia/SONY Music???

I know it might sound dumb, but I really think they have no clue.
Title: Is SONY stupid?
Post by: videoholic on June 30, 2002, 03:14:19 PM
Oh my god the thread title is going to drive me crazy.  

Please someone change it to "Is" before I die....



They are obviously promoting the gizmo for their service knowing  consumer will do whatever the hell they want with it.  They are just hoping that people use their service.  I assume they have a service anyway where you can pay a small fee for songs.  They get money for people buying the player so they win.
Title: Is SONY stupid?
Post by: mm on June 30, 2002, 03:29:52 PM
copying music from disks you own = legal

duh
Title: Is SONY stupid?
Post by: Bozco on June 30, 2002, 03:30:46 PM
Yes, somehow some company that is huge doesn\'t have a clue.:rolleyes:  Or maybe like Videoholic said, they know they have no control over what the public does so they just promote their product.
Title: Is SONY stupid?
Post by: SER on June 30, 2002, 04:58:35 PM
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Originally posted by Videoholic
Oh my god the thread title is going to drive me crazy.  

Please someone change it to "Is" before I die....



Is you really going to die? :laughing:

edit: Someone changed it! *Hangs up on mortuary*
Title: Is SONY stupid?
Post by: videoholic on June 30, 2002, 06:12:29 PM
That doesn\'t bug you when the thread title is awful english?  GOd it drives me nuts.  I should say that cause everyone is going to do it now, but man.....
Title: Is SONY stupid?
Post by: Tom on June 30, 2002, 06:56:41 PM
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Originally posted by Videoholic
That doesn\'t bug you when the thread title is awful english?  GOd it drives me nuts.  I should say that cause everyone is going to do it now, but man.....


What was it before?
Title: Is SONY stupid?
Post by: square_marker on June 30, 2002, 07:39:19 PM
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Originally posted by Videoholic
awful english?  


<----- middle name :D
Title: Is SONY stupid?
Post by: SER on June 30, 2002, 08:02:52 PM
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Originally posted by Tom G


What was it before?


It\'s right up there on Racer\'s post...

"Are" Sony stupid?
Title: Is SONY stupid?
Post by: theomen on June 30, 2002, 09:26:16 PM
Originally I was going to say something along the lines of; "Sony may be stupid, but at least they know how to use proper grammar" but then I relized that it would be uncalled for.


As for copying music, there are many free downloads out there, that are athorized by the artist, and the record company.  SO it would be legal.
Title: Re: Are SONY stupid?
Post by: videoholic on July 01, 2002, 03:59:47 AM
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Originally posted by ##RaCeR##

I know it might sound dumb, but I really think they have no clue.


I have a slight feeling that Sony may know what they are doing.  They\'ve done fairly well in the past.  I mean they are a pretty big company.  So yeah, I think you are right, you sound dumb.:surprised
Title: Is SONY stupid?
Post by: ooseven on July 01, 2002, 04:45:00 AM
Racer does the Phrase

"Kettle Calling the pot Black" mean anything to you ?


like mm said, as long as you own the CD then its LEGAL !


:rolleyes:

Some on quick, put Racers name down in the Worldcom Finance Division ... something tell me he would feal right at home there ;)
Title: Is SONY stupid?
Post by: Titan on July 01, 2002, 07:49:40 AM
Wow, this is an interesting find. Does Racer even think :confused:

(son of a *****. I\'m too used to the scroll wheel. Why did it have to break? :( )