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Originally posted by evenodds
First, downloading music available for sale without paying for it is stealing....
Second, using uncleared samples is also stealing....
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So, e/o, having accepted the RIAA's reasoned and unbiased analysis as persuasive, would you then agree with the following statement?
Jamie Kellner, chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting, which encompasses everything from CNN to TNT and is a part of AOL Time Warner, was asked in an interview why PVRs were bad for his industry. He responded that it's "
because of the ad skips ... It's theft. Your contract with the network when you get the show is you're going to watch the spots. Otherwise you couldn't get the show on an ad-supported basis.
Any time you skip a commercial ... you're actually stealing the programming."
Link to the full Salon article.
Why is TiVOing "Friends" and skipping the commercials distinguishable from walking into BestBuy and stealing a "Friends" DVD? How soon until Mr. Kellner proclaims that there is no difference?
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