From: E. Male (mrramsay_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Thu May 01 2003 - 07:21:55 PDT
Speaking of Limewire and Kazaa, maybe some of u have seen this reported in
Wired:
http://wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,58676,00.html
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>From: Nathan Turnage <nturnage_at_andadv.com>
>Reply-To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>Subject: Re: [NTLK] iPod mutates!-still *just* a digital walkman
>Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 09:14:30 -0500
>
> > I have a lot of MP3's that i would not be able to have if it weren't
> > for Limewire, and Napster before that. These songs, and comedy albums
> > and bits, simply aren't available on CD or in any other form. i might
> > be able to find some of this stuff on vinyl if I spent the rest of my
> > life searching garage sales and used record shops.....maybe.
>
>
>Amen. THere were songs on Naptster that hadn't been seen on store
>shelves for decades, as well as mixes of songs that you just couldn't
>find anywhere else. Besides if I liked a band enough after getting some
>MP3s, I would go to one of their shows. IMHO, The whole P2P thing has
>helped bolster, not hurt the recording/movie industry, and brought
>variety in an otherwise sterile money making scheme.
>
>If it weren't for *preview* releases of movies getting into the hands of
>the populace, the big fat top-heavy Corporations wouldn't now be
>including all the bonus features they do. Freely available content
>creates competition in the industry. Competitive companies now vie for
>our $$$ by offering goods and services that noone else can provide. If
>you can get your movies anywhere, then these conglomerates must offer
>something more to separate you from your money. Make it worth your wile,
>so to speak. As for myself, there are at least 3 movies I have bought as
>a direct result of seeing the *preview* from the fine folks at Limewire
>or kazaa. In the end they make money either way.
>
>-N
>
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