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News Corp's Peter Chernin on 'the problem with stealing.'
by Rattle at 5:03 pm EST, Nov 23, 2002

] "It's wrong because it's a crime."

This is quite an essay. First the guy presents three reasons that people don't think copying an MP3 is morally equivelent to stealing a CD. None of them are the real reason. (Are these people really so stupid that they don't GET this.) Instead, he lists the reasons why people don't like the media industry. He simply claims that these reasons are unfounded. He gives the media industry credit for the VCR. I guess he doesn't recall their fighting tooth and nail to ban VCRs. He claims the media industry isn't really negotiating for every dollar. I guess he didn't read Hillery Rosen when she said "this is about money."

Then, he basically admits, that the media industry is using its political influence to hold the entire technology industry and the economy in general hostage, until they get what they want.

Then he delivers a threat: Do what we want or you can't have your economy back.

I hope they booed him off stage. But, knowing the kind of people that usually show up for Comdex, they probably applauded, because thats what they were supposed to do.


 
RE: News Corp's Peter Chernin on 'the problem with stealing.'
by flynn23 at 12:29 am EST, Nov 25, 2002

okay, if this guy is right, then why did I just drop over $200 at www.cdnow.com? Mostly to fill out material that I downloaded from WinMX. WAKE UP RECORDING INDUSTRY!!! It's just like MTV fer Chrissakes. You don't want to start charging for videos, now, do ya?


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