When I was a teenager on Long Island there was a rock station that would play new albums all the way through every sunday night, I used to tape the entire album as they were playing it. I had the same album on tape that the kid next to me on the bus had except I didn't pay for mine.



I was steeling entire albums 20 years ago.



I not trying to give you **** RD just pointing out that this has been going on for years and now suddenly the slump in record sales is due to the internet. Maybe its because 99% of the music coming out right now SUCKS.

Yeah, where is the talent now? I guess we are in a new era of musicians.

https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/boink.gif Especially rap...

Yup, im gonna put my name on something pretty much saying "i illegally download things" in the form of a petition and give it to the RIAA, right.

hahah.. thats what I was thinkin.. this will become a hit list..

I don't think I have DL'ed an RIAA song in a long time. Unless DJ's are part of the RIAA lol! Then I am foxored.

i wish people would stop going around trying to force belief systems on me. never fails when something is declared "illegal", there's someone telling you you're a bad person because you don't follow the law. i'm pretty sure everyone on this board breaks the law on a daily basis (speed limits...) but thats a victimless crime right? so its ok....



the only person i want telling me whats wrong and right is the person that has done absolute good and absolute evil in there lifetime. thats the only person i believe really knows the difference, since i've never met this person yet. i'll have to decide for myself about myself. i have a hard enough time living my life, how can i tell someone else how to live theirs?



the only people that really have a problem with file sharing are RIAA and extremists who see fit to tell you, you're bad and be like them cause they're good. if more people in this world would think for themselves and not regurgitate thoughts drilled into their heads by others. i'm pretty sure a majority of people would be much happier.



in the end the music companies will give in and start selling music cheaper, people will still download music, the "Do Good" extremists will still try to force their beleifs on us, criminals will still do bad stuff, and all us rotary folks will still break the speed limit on a daily basis in this half-sane but crazy world of ours.



Loi

so wait is it illegal if my friend has a cd, and then he lets me have it???

I used to download a song or 2, if I decided I liked it enough I would buy the CD. Since the RIAA begain its strongarm tactics and suing little girls I dont download much any more, but I dont buy anything any more either. I will be damned if I send the record companies another penny if I know there is a possibility it will be used to pay legal fees to sue their fans. Great way to protect the musicians, sue their fans!



Oh yeah, and I wonder if people who sign that petition with names like realize how cool they really are https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...>/rolleyes.gif

exactly, never want your name on something thats prosomething illegal, cuz that means your doing illegal things and they know who to target.



kevin.