Comments on: Uh, Hello, Fair Use? http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/12/uh-hello-fair-u.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andy http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/12/uh-hello-fair-u.html/comment-page-1#comment-8872 Andy Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:55:42 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/12/uh-hello-fair-u.html#comment-8872 <p>Regarding MP3 music in general, the Rolling Stone has a must-read article series on the death of high fidelity. Check it out.<br /> http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17777619/the_death_of_high_fidelity</p> Regarding MP3 music in general, the Rolling Stone has a must-read article series on the death of high fidelity. Check it out.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17777619/the_death_of_high_fidelity

]]> By: Larry http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/12/uh-hello-fair-u.html/comment-page-1#comment-8871 Larry Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:25:17 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/12/uh-hello-fair-u.html#comment-8871 <p>I'm doing what I can to help the musicians and the companies protect their property.</p> <p>I don't buy (or use) any thing that is not on vinyl or cassette tapes (or 8-track tape but I don't have a player that works anymore so I don't have a way of transferring my property to the modern formats.</p> <p>If they (musicians, et alia) get hungry enough, they can let me know that I can use that which I buy and pay for and I'll give it some thought.</p> <p>Not that much, really, that I want, any how.</p> I’m doing what I can to help the musicians and the companies protect their property.

I don’t buy (or use) any thing that is not on vinyl or cassette tapes (or 8-track tape but I don’t have a player that works anymore so I don’t have a way of transferring my property to the modern formats.

If they (musicians, et alia) get hungry enough, they can let me know that I can use that which I buy and pay for and I’ll give it some thought.

Not that much, really, that I want, any how.

]]> By: David B http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/12/uh-hello-fair-u.html/comment-page-1#comment-8870 David B Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:59:46 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/12/uh-hello-fair-u.html#comment-8870 <p>Just wanted to say that as a musician, I do not agree with the stance of the RIAA regarding fair use, nor with their approach to consumers.</p> <p>I'm happy when someone buys one of my records, and I'd rather that they buy one for a friend instead of copying it, but I would never countenance this sort of intimidation or restrictions on personal liberty.</p> Just wanted to say that as a musician, I do not agree with the stance of the RIAA regarding fair use, nor with their approach to consumers.

I’m happy when someone buys one of my records, and I’d rather that they buy one for a friend instead of copying it, but I would never countenance this sort of intimidation or restrictions on personal liberty.

]]> By: Paul http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/12/uh-hello-fair-u.html/comment-page-1#comment-8869 Paul Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:40:44 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/12/uh-hello-fair-u.html#comment-8869 <p>This is insane. </p> <p>As an aside, I also have my entire music collection stored as FLAC and MP3.</p> <p>If you haven't, check out SONOS. It's honestly the coolest thing, ever. (and no, I don't work for them)</p> This is insane.

As an aside, I also have my entire music collection stored as FLAC and MP3.

If you haven’t, check out SONOS. It’s honestly the coolest thing, ever. (and no, I don’t work for them)

]]> By: DngrMse http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/12/uh-hello-fair-u.html/comment-page-1#comment-8868 DngrMse Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:43:59 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/12/uh-hello-fair-u.html#comment-8868 <p>The RIAA does not allege, at least in the linked story, that the man they're suing was sharing those files. How then do they know he had them on his computer? How widespread is this snooping? And where the hell are all the greedy bloodsucking lawyers that should be filing class action lawsuits against the RIAA? It would an action I actually would'nt mind being a part of. For a change.</p> The RIAA does not allege, at least in the linked story, that the man they’re suing was sharing those files. How then do they know he had them on his computer? How widespread is this snooping? And where the hell are all the greedy bloodsucking lawyers that should be filing class action lawsuits against the RIAA? It would an action I actually would’nt mind being a part of. For a change.

]]> By: Korgmeister http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/12/uh-hello-fair-u.html/comment-page-1#comment-8867 Korgmeister Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:06:17 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/12/uh-hello-fair-u.html#comment-8867 <p>That's it, I'm calling shenanigans on the entire record industry for this. If they want to act like a bunch of con-artists with a "private property for me, but not for thee" attitude, I say anything that can be done to hasten their bankruptcy is fair game.</p> <p>Companies need to be taught some brutal lessons that they can make profits, or they can disrespect the fundamental institutions of capitalism, but they damn well can't do both.</p> That’s it, I’m calling shenanigans on the entire record industry for this. If they want to act like a bunch of con-artists with a “private property for me, but not for thee” attitude, I say anything that can be done to hasten their bankruptcy is fair game.

Companies need to be taught some brutal lessons that they can make profits, or they can disrespect the fundamental institutions of capitalism, but they damn well can’t do both.

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