There is an LJ community called "ipod" that i peek in every now and then. There's been a few threads in there about the transmitters, and most of the people who have problems with them live in the Bay Area.
I'll still do a cassette or LP every now and then. For instance, around 1984 or so Prince had a satellite group called The Family (one hit single... "Screams of Passion"). They did one album and it is a favorite of mine. However, it was only pressed into CDs in Germany, and in a small quantity. There are so few of them out there that the CDs sell for about $100 on eBay. In that case, I'll convert the album rather than buy the CD.
And despite the fact that this album is long out-of-print and essentially unavailable for purchase now, and even if I could get it, there would be no benefit to the holders of the rights because of buying through a 3rd party, it nonetheless would be illegal for me to rip it and give you the files. And that makes no sense.
[soapbox] In the same way that extreme polarization in our society has ruined politicial discourse, such is the same with most discussion on digital rights issues. Both sides are unreasonably dogmatic, and real problems, such as the outlying case I cited above, become mere tools of argument and stand no chance of being realistically solved. [/soapbox]
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There is an LJ community called "ipod" that i peek in every now and then. There's been a few threads in there about the transmitters, and most of the people who have problems with them live in the Bay Area.
I'll still do a cassette or LP every now and then. For instance, around 1984 or so Prince had a satellite group called The Family (one hit single... "Screams of Passion"). They did one album and it is a favorite of mine. However, it was only pressed into CDs in Germany, and in a small quantity. There are so few of them out there that the CDs sell for about $100 on eBay. In that case, I'll convert the album rather than buy the CD.
And despite the fact that this album is long out-of-print and essentially unavailable for purchase now, and even if I could get it, there would be no benefit to the holders of the rights because of buying through a 3rd party, it nonetheless would be illegal for me to rip it and give you the files. And that makes no sense.
[soapbox] In the same way that extreme polarization in our society has ruined politicial discourse, such is the same with most discussion on digital rights issues. Both sides are unreasonably dogmatic, and real problems, such as the outlying case I cited above, become mere tools of argument and stand no chance of being realistically solved. [/soapbox]