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Originally Posted by FanIn80
Those are two different things though. One is a piece of art created by an artist, and the other is an electronic device created by a manufacturer.
It's very easy to get music without paying for it. It's not so easy to get an iPhone without paying for it.
If a recording artist is concerned about people not paying for the music his making, or using his music in ways he doesn't like, he should have a way of rectifying that.
But cell phone manufacturers? It's not like I'm going to go out and copy my friend's cell phone.
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I'm not talking about wanting to get music without paying for it.
I'm not talking about selling it.
I'm talking about buying a CD, or MP3, or DVD and being able to put music that I have paid for in any format that I want. I'm talking about being able to create a mix CD of songs I have already paid for.
You want to create a law that sets penalties for giving away or selling MP3s? As far as the selling goes, that is already illegal.
As far as giving away goes, there is already a blank CD levy that has collected millions of dollars. But if that isn't good enough, then come up with something better. I believe artists should get their due for their efforts. I have hundreds of CDs to attest to that fact.
But don't make me an insta-criminal for wanting to put the CD I purchased on my iPod. Or the MP3 I purchased from iTunes on a non-Apple MP3 player. Or the MP3 I purchased from the Zune store onto my iPod. I don't believe any of those things are stealing from anyone. Yet every one of those would be illegal with this new bill. And I believe that is not only wrong, but the way the sitting government has handled the issue is wrong.
Once I purchase something be it a chair, TV, cellphone or CD, I believe I have the right to do with it as I wish (within the bounds of current society/law, of course). And I don't think anyone has the right to tell me I can't listen to that CD while sitting in that chair, or from that cellphone.