It will come as not surprise to anyone who has been reading the site for the past week or two that Nomad and I are both big on protecting the right to download, rip, and burn music that has been legally bought. Thankfully, there is a group working on lobbying legislators to stop caving in to the absurd demands of the music industry. If we don't stand up for the rights then we'll soon find ourselves without any.
In many ways, it seems small and even trivial but this whole debate highlights the entire idea of what it means to live in a free and open society. You cannot claim to be free if every action you do puts you at risk for being spied on and having your home invaded. And this is exactly the tactic that the industry is resorting to. If people in the music industry want to crack down on illegal downloads then I have an idea. How about this, LOWER YOUR PRICES! Maybe then you would find sales increasing instead of plummeting and people would be more willing to buy a product. Let's face it, there is a lot of crappy music out there and I'm not willing to buy an entire CD if there are only two or three good songs on it. So, downloading and paying for the ones I like is a reasonable arrangement for me. But if the industry demands that I buy the entire album, you better believe I'll tell them where to put their mediocre product.
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