MP3s of Mass Destruction
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) wants to send out files that destroy the computers of those who illegally trade MP3s as it "may be the only way you can teach somebody about copyrights." Record company executives would probably cheer that move as they continue to find ways to alienate their customers: people who care about music. The real problem is that hard copies of music are so ridiculously expensive to purchase and the industry has really done nothing to address the issue other than going to war against consumers. Broad popularity of programs like Napster only prove that there is a market for MP3 music files, the only problem is that the record companies didn’t think of it first and did not have the distribution. In the end, it’s the artists who get screwed while Senator Hatch gets to blather on.
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Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) wants to send out files that destroy the computers of those who illegally trade MP3s as it "may be the only way you can teach somebody about copyrights." Record company executives would probably cheer that move as they continue to find ways to alienate their customers: people who care about music. The real problem is that hard copies of music are so ridiculously expensive to purchase and the industry has really done nothing to address the issue other than going to war against consumers. Broad popularity of programs like Napster only prove that there is a market for MP3 music files, the only problem is that the record companies didn’t think of it first and did not have the distribution. In the end, it’s the artists who get screwed while Senator Hatch gets to blather on.
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