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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kosh on May 17, 2006, 11:08:30 pm

Title: Now it's XM's turn.......
Post by: Kosh on May 17, 2006, 11:08:30 pm
To get sued by the RIAA.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060517/media_nm/media_xm_dc
Title: Re: Now it's XM's turn.......
Post by: Dough with Fish on May 17, 2006, 11:40:33 pm
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What the ****. Really, the RIAA is just ****in INSANE. I mean, ****... People used too (and for all I know, still do) tape songs off the radio. So, does that make nomral radio stations pirates too?
Title: Re: Now it's XM's turn.......
Post by: Fury on May 17, 2006, 11:54:55 pm
RIAA, MPAA and whatever are fighting a lost war. Ultimately they cannot change how people want to listen to music, watch movies, etc. Old habits are dying as new technology brings more convenient alternatives. This time however, everything has changed so fast that industry haven't had any chance to adapt to changes and figure out new business models around these changes. Unfortunately all RIAA and co. does is slow down the industry's adaptability, they are gnawing their own leg. It is really sad.
Title: Re: Now it's XM's turn.......
Post by: Deepblue on May 17, 2006, 11:57:37 pm
I'm glad the Library has an adequte supply of music, because I really doubt (hope?) the RIAA has the audacity to sue public libraries.
Title: Re: Now it's XM's turn.......
Post by: NGTM-1R on May 18, 2006, 02:51:59 am
Don't give them ideas. They'll use them.
Title: Re: Now it's XM's turn.......
Post by: Col. Fishguts on May 18, 2006, 03:34:35 am
Whenever I read such articles about the RIAA suing somone, I get the mental image of a little retarded boy screaming in rage because somebody took his candy bar...
Title: Re: Now it's XM's turn.......
Post by: aldo_14 on May 18, 2006, 03:41:41 am
Whenever I read such articles about the RIAA suing somone, I get the mental image of a little retarded boy screaming in rage because somebody took his candy bar...

Imagine a fat little boy screaming in rage because he thinks someone has taken his choccy bar, when he's actually sitting next to a mountain of confectionary.
Title: Re: Now it's XM's turn.......
Post by: Col. Fishguts on May 18, 2006, 03:47:27 am
But he really, really wants the one that was taken from him. He's not interested in the huge pile of potential sweet goodness right beside him ..... if he would just turn around.
Title: Re: Now it's XM's turn.......
Post by: aldo_14 on May 18, 2006, 04:02:31 am
But he really, really wants the one that was taken from him. He's not interested in the huge pile of potential sweet goodness right beside him ..... if he would just turn around.

Well, he doesn't know that one was taken from him.  He thinks one might have been taken from him.  And he blames you for it.
Title: Re: Now it's XM's turn.......
Post by: Col. Fishguts on May 18, 2006, 04:06:47 am
But he really, really wants the one that was taken from him. He's not interested in the huge pile of potential sweet goodness right beside him ..... if he would just turn around.

Well, he doesn't know that one was taken from him.  He thinks one might have been taken from him.  And he blames you for it.

Hence the image of a retarded little brat, screaming in a equally retarded voice: "Gimme Gimme Gimme !!!!!"
Title: Re: Now it's XM's turn.......
Post by: aldo_14 on May 18, 2006, 04:15:35 am
Hence the image of a retarded little brat, screaming in a equally retarded voice: "Gimme Gimme Gimme !!!!!"

That's unfair on retarded peeps, though - I'm sure they would feel insulted by association with the RIAA.
Title: Re: Now it's XM's turn.......
Post by: Ulala on May 18, 2006, 12:07:01 pm
I sure would.