Comments on: And the Recording Industry Wonders Why Everyone Hates Their Guts http://thomashawk.com/2007/12/and-recording-industry-wonders-why.html Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:33:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Allen http://thomashawk.com/2007/12/and-recording-industry-wonders-why.html/comment-page-1#comment-4292 Allen Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=751#comment-4292 I'm a bit late to the party on this one due to the holidays but just to update you on one critical point, ripping your own CDs for personal use (to use on your iPod or computer as MP3 or whatever format) is perfectly legal. The person in this case was in trouble because he ripped his CD's and placed them in his folder to be shared out on Kazaa, that's the issue, not the ripping of the CDs. But the RIAA is so nasty, that everyone thought they would come after someone for ripping their own CDs, their days are numbered hopefully I’m a bit late to the party on this one due to the holidays but just to update you on one critical point, ripping your own CDs for personal use (to use on your iPod or computer as MP3 or whatever format) is perfectly legal. The person in this case was in trouble because he ripped his CD’s and placed them in his folder to be shared out on Kazaa, that’s the issue, not the ripping of the CDs. But the RIAA is so nasty, that everyone thought they would come after someone for ripping their own CDs, their days are numbered hopefully

]]> By: Richie de Almeida http://thomashawk.com/2007/12/and-recording-industry-wonders-why.html/comment-page-1#comment-4293 Richie de Almeida Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:12:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=751#comment-4293 Good news... According to David Byrne the future is looking up, and it doesn't require the mega-labels to be running the show like they have for the past century! Byrne wrote an article for Wired <a href="http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/magazine/16-01/ff_byrne?currentPage=all" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Byrne really, really gets it. Good news… According to David Byrne the future is looking up, and it doesn’t require the mega-labels to be running the show like they have for the past century! Byrne wrote an article for Wired here. Byrne really, really gets it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2007/12/and-recording-industry-wonders-why.html/comment-page-1#comment-4294 Anonymous Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=751#comment-4294 Well, I just don't like their attitude, so I'm never going to buy anything from them or associated companies ever again. Sony is the biggest offender in my eyes, with DRM and rootkit copyright protection schemes and a bunch of crippled video players and recorders, I see no reason to subject myself to their schemes for wringing more money out of consumers. Well, I just don’t like their attitude, so I’m never going to buy anything from them or associated companies ever again. Sony is the biggest offender in my eyes, with DRM and rootkit copyright protection schemes and a bunch of crippled video players and recorders, I see no reason to subject myself to their schemes for wringing more money out of consumers.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2007/12/and-recording-industry-wonders-why.html/comment-page-1#comment-4295 Anonymous Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:30:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=751#comment-4295 If ripping CDs is illegal then we should expect that Microsoft and Apple (among others) to be named as co-defendants. They provide the software that allows us to rip CDs. Seems like it will be hard to prosecute someone for using a standard feature in off-the-shelf software from the world's largest software company. If ripping CDs is illegal then we should expect that Microsoft and Apple (among others) to be named as co-defendants. They provide the software that allows us to rip CDs. Seems like it will be hard to prosecute someone for using a standard feature in off-the-shelf software from the world’s largest software company.

]]> By: JeffH http://thomashawk.com/2007/12/and-recording-industry-wonders-why.html/comment-page-1#comment-4296 JeffH Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=751#comment-4296 Thomas, I agree that the record companies have gone WAY over the line on this issue! I can understand them trying to protect their copyrights, but ripping a CD for personal use is clearly fair use and in no way infringes on anyone's copyright. This is no different than when we were kids and bought LPs and recorded them on cassettes to listen to in the car or on our portable tape players. I do not recall the music industry making as much of a federal case out of that activity, which was sanctioned by the courts as fair use. Thomas, I agree that the record companies have gone WAY over the line on this issue! I can understand them trying to protect their copyrights, but ripping a CD for personal use is clearly fair use and in no way infringes on anyone’s copyright. This is no different than when we were kids and bought LPs and recorded them on cassettes to listen to in the car or on our portable tape players. I do not recall the music industry making as much of a federal case out of that activity, which was sanctioned by the courts as fair use.

]]> By: Louis http://thomashawk.com/2007/12/and-recording-industry-wonders-why.html/comment-page-1#comment-4297 Louis Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=751#comment-4297 There is an interesting discussion going on on my blog about a possible solution to this problem. I would appreciate your thoughts. The relevant post is at:<br />http://www.ideatagging.com/how-to-disrupt-the-music-industry-once-and-for-all/ There is an interesting discussion going on on my blog about a possible solution to this problem. I would appreciate your thoughts. The relevant post is at:
http://www.ideatagging.com/how-to-disrupt-the-music-industry-once-and-for-all/

]]> By: dssstrkl http://thomashawk.com/2007/12/and-recording-industry-wonders-why.html/comment-page-1#comment-4298 dssstrkl Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:13:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=751#comment-4298 Well, if ripping my CDs is now stealing, I guess I might as well go all out and just do all of my music shopping at The Pirate Bay. It seems to be the safest way, since all of the RIAA lawsuits are against people using Kazaa, and since I tend to pay for CDs with my debit card, I can be tracked that way, so Bit Torrent it is! Well, if ripping my CDs is now stealing, I guess I might as well go all out and just do all of my music shopping at The Pirate Bay. It seems to be the safest way, since all of the RIAA lawsuits are against people using Kazaa, and since I tend to pay for CDs with my debit card, I can be tracked that way, so Bit Torrent it is!

]]> By: PXLated http://thomashawk.com/2007/12/and-recording-industry-wonders-why.html/comment-page-1#comment-4299 PXLated Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=751#comment-4299 Aeioux...You're mixing up commercial/public vs private use. Aeioux…You’re mixing up commercial/public vs private use.

]]> By: ChiliMac http://thomashawk.com/2007/12/and-recording-industry-wonders-why.html/comment-page-1#comment-4300 ChiliMac Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=751#comment-4300 The other day a friend gave me a song by Reverend Horton Heat. After listening and loving it I went out and bought $25 worth of their music. <br /><br />When I was a kid a friend would make a mixed tape. If I liked the music I became a fan and started buying their music. This was how I found Hendrix, Zeplin and Van Hallen.<br /><br />When my parents were kids they listened to the radio and lent records to one another.<br /><br />The music industry has forgotten that this is how the recording industry has grown over the years. They are trying to hold on so tight they are choking out the whole industry. The other day a friend gave me a song by Reverend Horton Heat. After listening and loving it I went out and bought $25 worth of their music.

When I was a kid a friend would make a mixed tape. If I liked the music I became a fan and started buying their music. This was how I found Hendrix, Zeplin and Van Hallen.

When my parents were kids they listened to the radio and lent records to one another.

The music industry has forgotten that this is how the recording industry has grown over the years. They are trying to hold on so tight they are choking out the whole industry.

]]> By: Aeioux http://thomashawk.com/2007/12/and-recording-industry-wonders-why.html/comment-page-1#comment-4301 Aeioux Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:58:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=751#comment-4301 Where would you stand if you substituted "CD" for "photograph" in this situation?<br /><br />If a client of yours was licensed for a specific use, say to use the image you shot for them in a print advert, and then you saw it online without a license what would you do?<br /><br />Couldn't they just claim they were using that photograph in any way they pleased too? Where would you stand if you substituted “CD” for “photograph” in this situation?

If a client of yours was licensed for a specific use, say to use the image you shot for them in a print advert, and then you saw it online without a license what would you do?

Couldn’t they just claim they were using that photograph in any way they pleased too?

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