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I so totally agree with the article's sarcasm, and the irony is that Morpheus/Napster/Kazaa and the like really only replaced the boom box double tape recorder AND I was learning a lot about music when I dared to download music off the Internet- I learned about Michael Nezmith with the help of my neighbor (I can't comment because of my neighbor's heart and how it6 swoons for Michael)- I listened top music from other countries more often- and that's NOT the same as when you listen to music on a radio station based in another country and all they play is American music- and also I got to hear bands that had never even gotten signed, and perhaps never would- but there- they had a voice- and, well, at least, there they still might- but putting your music out for free now when there's no music from signe4d bands is basically an act of desperation made painfully clear. I wrote so much about copyright and said so much about it in the PAST, and now I feel like a WUSS. But here's the deal. Reality first: The cops and feds do not care. They're starting to arrest people. At least that's how it seems. And a lot more people are getting mean in their attitude about it. I miss my downloaded music, but at least now I don't have the jerks with bad attitudes, as if they need to fight for the success of the successful who already know they're successful and must care about copyright for the sake of having something to do- leaning over my shoulder and using the sadistic sarcastic judging tone "oh, so where'd you get that music, and so on." Life is more boring and it's all because of the people who can't get a life and so choose to nose in on the lives of others. To tell you the truth- no one I know buys MORE or LESS CDs because they download or don't download free music from the Internet. People are still trying to impress with, or are impressed by, if so inclined, good CD collection (unlike mine, all broken scratched and disrespectful of the whole idea of music but loving of it as well)... -----Original Message----- From: jim palmer [mailto:jimp@pobox.com] Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 11:59 AM To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com Subject: OT: riaa article http://www.theonion.com/onion3836/riaa_sues_radio_stations.html