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____/ Richard Rasker on Friday 08 Jan 2010 09:57 : \____
> Terry Porter wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:21:14 +0000, Homer wrote:
>>
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Terry Porter spake thusly:
>>>> An interesting video!
>>>>
>>>> Sony played this at it's annual shareholders meeting this year -
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY
>>>
>>> And of course, they had to get a last minute dig in about the number of
>>> "illegal downloads".
>> ^^ Alleged ...
>
> There's no question about the fact that a huge lot of downloading is going
> on. The real issue is whether it is harmful to the media mafia, as they
> want us to believe. Survey after survey supports the notion that the most
> avid downloaders also spend the most money on music, and that by
> downloading previously unknown music people are broadening their musical
> horizon -- which in turn is good for the artists and the media mafia alike.
> Furthermore, there is no indication that deterring people from downloading
> will significantly boost sales.
>
>
> Richard Rasker
Lessig explains this very well here:
Larry Lessig's Electrifying Keynote Speech at FISL Con 5 in Porto Alegre, Brazil 01 (2004)
http://www.archive.org/download/e-dv095_pa_07_lessig_001.ogg/e-dv095_pa_07_lessig_001.ogv
Larry Lessg's Electrifying Keynote Speech at FISL Con 5 in Porto Alegre, Brazil 02 (2004)
http://www.archive.org/download/e-dv095_pa_08_lessig_002.ogg/e-dv095_pa_08_lessig_002.ogv
Larry Lessg's Electrifying Keynote Speech at FISL Con 5 in Porto Alegre, Brazil 03 (2004)
http://www.archive.org/download/e-dv095_pa_09_lessig_003.ogg/e-dv095_pa_09_lessig_003.ogv
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