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Thread ID: 33020 2003-05-04 22:51:00 [OT] Music Industry Fights Back Lohsing (219) Press F1
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141342 2003-05-04 22:51:00 Can't say I'm too impressed with this (xtramsn.co.nz) article... I've always been of the opinion that they should have embraced mp3 as a valid medium.

Anyway, it does worry me when I read of reports of trojans, malicious programs, etc. For the life of me though, I cannot see how they could do it, as there are other means of downloading mp3s without using 'file-sharing' networks.

It's almost like they are wasting money on trying to stop file-sharing, without addressing the main issue of why people are pirating music.

Lo.
Lohsing (219)
141343 2003-05-05 01:58:00 Surley people would just write programs to counteract these? Or Symatec (and other anti-virus companies) could just add them to their list of viruses!? promethius (1998)
141344 2003-05-05 02:03:00 I like the idea, that if my Music is on an MP3 CD, or over a LAN with Read-Only Access etc. then they'd have to actually come round to my house and torch it down before they got rid of MP3's! Chilling_Silently (228)
141345 2003-05-05 05:09:00 But they have a business-friendly gobblement in the US. George will send "precision weapons" to take out the whole neighborhood. Graham L (2)
141346 2003-05-05 06:57:00 Seems like a whole lot of scaremongering.

take it this way. 2 wrongs don't make a right.
by attacking your computer with trojans they are invading on your ability to use YOUR equipment. Just as the person downloading the music is invading on the companies right to royalties.

I know that as soon as they tried this (in the USA) that the companies would be sued for millions. Because virus/hacnking etc is illegal as well!!
roofus (483)
141347 2003-05-05 07:10:00 Why didn't someone tell me all those silly laws were optional? bmason (508)
141348 2003-05-05 07:32:00 > Seems like a whole lot of scaremongering.
>
> take it this way. 2 wrongs don't make a right.
> by attacking your computer with trojans they are
> invading on your ability to use YOUR equipment. Just
> as the person downloading the music is invading on
> the companies right to royalties.
>
> I know that as soon as they tried this (in the USA)
> that the companies would be sued for millions.
> Because virus/hacnking etc is illegal as well!!

Well said Roofus. My setiments exactly!
Baldy (26)
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