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tom wrote:
Paul Sutton wrote:I don't think its right for us as a group to condone music piracy
I think those who want reform on these issues should use the term "copyright infringement".
Piracy was adapted to make it sound more dramatic.
I think if the actual people recording the songs got a better deal then there may be less piracy.
I don't think the Somali pirates care about copyright infringement.
I'd agree we shouldn't condone theft.
Theft is a different thing again.
Which is why the music industry needs to die now. Consider that a musician - if they're VERY lucky gets about 7p per track. That track is sold for 79p or something. That 72p the industry takes steals a massive increase in sales from the creator if they are lucky enough not to have been robbed of their rights anyway.
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