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ABC.net.au has published an article titled "The Case for Piracy". The writer shows how copyright has been hijacked by corporations and that publishers are their own worst enemies. "One of the main reasons we all have anti-piracy slogans embedded in our brains is because the music industry chose to try and protect its existing market and revenue streams at all costs and marginalise and vilify those who didn't want to conform to the harsh new rules being set."
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RE[3]: What can you do ...
by umccullough on Wed 26th Oct 2011 04:26
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Member since:2006-01-26
Honestly, there isn't much 'beauty' in anything the content industry is pushing out these days, and there's enough free music and literature out there to last a lifetime.
But, music and literature are content...
And there's plenty of free video out there to last you several lifetimes.
On the topic of ditching one's TV and stop supporting the network television and paid movie industry, I agree.
I rarely watch TV any longer, and only occasionally watch movies when I desire mindless entertainment (usually freely available ones via some kind of ad-supported streaming service).
Until recently, I was even cell-phone-free for 6 years - if you think about it, having that thing tethered to you 24x7 is a jail. Break free! Unfortunately, I still must work a day job, and they required me to have a phone - so now I carry one again :/
RE[4]: What can you do ...
by WorknMan on Wed 26th Oct 2011 21:25
in reply to "RE[3]: What can you do ..."
Member since:2005-11-13
And there's plenty of free video out there to last you several lifetimes.
Point taken, though I've never bothered to look.
Until recently, I was even cell-phone-free for 6 years - if you think about it, having that thing tethered to you 24x7 is a jail. Break free! Unfortunately, I still must work a day job, and they required me to have a phone - so now I carry one again :/
IMHO, cell phones have a lot of tangible benefits, such as actually being able to get a hold of people when you're on the road... not to mention built-in maps and gps, which, if you get lost as easily as I do, really come in handy
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2005-11-13
So learn how to play a musical instrument and get laid... problem solved
I can personally attest that life is certainly NOT boring without this stuff. In fact, it only gets better when you realize that all of that endless, mindless entertainment is merely a distraction that keeps you from doing and having the things in life that you've always dreamed of.
Honestly, there isn't much 'beauty' in anything the content industry is pushing out these days, and there's enough free music and literature out there to last a lifetime.
Edited 2011-10-26 00:17 UTC