The fact is the music industry (just addressing that issue) is doing this to themselves.
- They fight "compilation" technology, whereby you could legally buy a mix-cd of say 15 songs for 30 bucks (you choose the songs, of course).
- They put rediculous rules on LEGAL online downloading (mp3s downloaded for instance, even though you might pay a dollar for a track, can only be listened to 10 times, then delete themselves)
- CDs get shorter and more expensive at the same time.
- Sites offering 30 second previews of tracks have been cutting back big time, now you might only be able to hear a couple of the tracks (usually the singles anyways). Sometimes the first 30 seconds give a totally wrong impression of the track.
The fact is, I spend a lot of money every year on DVDs and CDs.... but for that money, I expect value. After buying a few CDs with literrally 1 good song on them, I started downloading whole CDs. What I don\'t like, I delete..... If I like 3 or more songs on a CD, I usually buy it. The fact is, without MP3 downloads, I would have retreated into only buying a few CDs a year, from the bands that I already like, or have heard a lot of songs on the radio from. If they stop me from downloading music CDs, they\'re going to loose money.
Kazaa and other peer-to-peer groups have nothing to fear because quite simply it\'s not up to them to police how people are choosing to use their software. There are SO many legitimate uses for peer-to-peer sharing that it\'s crazy to say that it can only be used for piracy.
