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How dare film makers, artists or anybody that invests in creativity stop us pirating their works for free. I want to be able to walk into my local...
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@GrueMaster. I prefer horses for courses rather than one size fits all. I, and I suspect most other computer users, do not really wish to have...
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9 hours ago by GrueMaster on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux MintI'be been using Mint 12 since the RC came out, and I am far more happy with the Cinnamon, the Mate, and, yes (with extensions), theGnome 3...
10 hours ago by Frederick Wrigley via Facebook on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint Excellent article. One small correction, though--although a fresh installation of Linux Mint 12 will, indeed, provide the user with a version of...
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12 hours ago by whs001 on A tale of two distros: Ubuntu and Linux Mint @ewallace. Not so clear. Anyone can obtain the text, for example from here http://www.ustr.gov/webfm_send/2379. I support ACTA so long as it and...
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Talkback
You would think the RIAA would have figured out by now that they're getting nowhere...many people have been startled by these threats but when nothing happens to them they're just going to come back even stronger.
I fail to see how mp3's are so dissimilar from the radio...most starting bands would do just about anything to get their song on the radio, yet many at the same time despise internet sharing.
What the RIAA can't seem to understand is that people still like to own a CD. Mp3's are a way of discovering new music. I estimate I've bought 45 CDs I'd never previously heard of solely because I downloaded an mp3 and liked it. If the RIAA really wanted to combat the problem they'd target the root, not the branch...free downloads are simply a war against outrageous CD prices. Cut CD prices in half and insert more bonus material (such as band related games or music videos), and people's incentive to buy CDs would just increase even more.