Originally posted here by nihil
Last time I checked, being the CEO of a Record Label was not an offence. Pirating intellectual property was, and still is

This is the typical pathetic excuse put out by people who know that they are doing wrong, and are trying to find some sort of twisted justification for it. I call it the "Robin Hood" syndrome.

You obviously have absolutely NO IDEA of the business model or financial structure of the recording industry. Actually it is identical to most others in that if there is a downturn, a hell of a lot of ordinary people lose their jobs before it gets anywhere near the boardroom.

In fact, music pirates are actually covering those guys a$$es because all they have to do is blame file sharing and the stockholders will believe them.

And yes, I HAVE worked in the industry.
Did I say I still pirated music? Did I not say, in the very beginning of my post that I used a legal service to purchase a song I liked? I don't agree with your ideals. Doesn't mean you're wrong and I'm right. Doesn't even mean I'm right. I also never said being a CEO was an offense.

Apparently, what I was saying came out wrong. I'm not trying to defend piracy, or say downloading music illegaly is cool or it or what have you. Frankly, I don't care. I honestly believe the RIAA and the MPAA are going about it wrong. Several recording artists have said that p2p is good for them, because they don't have the capital to promote themselves outside of a few concerts that only gets to about half the country.

Thank you for labeling me a pirate just because I support the free downloading of music. Do you also label me a pothead because I support the legalisation of marijuana? Even though I have never used drugs (outside of alcohol in the Corps). Labels belong on equipment and property, not on people.


In response to your statement that people lose their jobs before it hits the boardroom. OF COURSE! The board members like to keep their checks. You don't see them saying, "I'll take a 10% reduction in pay just so we can keep people on." Do you?