I have been watching this unravel for so many years. I remember when MP3 encoding basically came into existence. I remember downloading MP3's from shared FTP servers long before Napster or MySpace were even online.
I do agree, there are laws that need to be dealt with.. I am older, more responsible, and I buy my music. HOWEVER, to insinuate that these companies and artists are loosing millions of dollars on every single person who shares or downloads using file sharing sites/apps is ridiculous.
The truth is, we need a revamp in copyright laws that takes into account the digital age. You cannot lump every offender into the same category.
A college student who downloads 80 songs is not the same as the guy running a Kaazza server with 1.3 million songs for download lol.
We segregate drug "dealers" from people whom simply posses it, and I think the same concepts need to be applied to copyright laws to protect minor offenders from insurmountable amounts of debt for the rest of their entire lives.
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Music Copyright punishments do not fit the crime
I have been watching this unravel for so many years. I remember when MP3 encoding basically came into existence. I remember downloading MP3's from shared FTP servers long before Napster or MySpace were even online.
I do agree, there are laws that need to be dealt with.. I am older, more responsible, and I buy my music. HOWEVER, to insinuate that these companies and artists are loosing millions of dollars on every single person who shares or downloads using file sharing sites/apps is ridiculous.
The truth is, we need a revamp in copyright laws that takes into account the digital age. You cannot lump every offender into the same category.
A college student who downloads 80 songs is not the same as the guy running a Kaazza server with 1.3 million songs for download lol.
We segregate drug "dealers" from people whom simply posses it, and I think the same concepts need to be applied to copyright laws to protect minor offenders from insurmountable amounts of debt for the rest of their entire lives.