I think I read your post wrong...can I get a cup of that java off ya, pal?
But I definitely don't find their efforts to be ethical, but that's just my take on it. If they really wanted to "protect" their clients intellectual property, they wouldn't release it...but it's about the money, nothing else. And the industries fear of a new medium. I saw a special quite some time ago about the radio industry, and it's inevidable demise due to digital medium, particularlly the internet. In fact, that particular show closed with the owner of the radio station saying he wasn't affraid of closing, that there would be no competition.
So, now we're here. Rather than work ethically, they are trying to force us, the paying consumer, to do things their way and no other. That's not what we want, and we will continue to shove it down their throats until they pull their heads outta their <beep>. So rather than replacing a few DJ's & program directors with geeks, they're going to sue the world that defies their self-determined medium boundaries.
After all, they have a lot of power in the medium they're trying to preserve. With a medium such as the internet, the public truely gets to decide what they want to hear most.
A good example: 105.7 The Point here in St. Louis plays modern/alternative rock. They play "Epic" by Faith no More on occasion. They're the only station I've heard any Faith no More tune on since eXtreme Radio was bought by KSHE. But back to the point, I have requested "Edge of the World" by Faith no More MANY times, though fax, email, and phone. I have never heard the song played, and when I make the request direct to a dj, I'm told they can't play that song.
Why? Because someone upstairs has a predetermined list of what can be played. The song I requested resides on a top-selling album by Faith no More, and has no profanity. And it fits the bill, so to speak, of 105.7 to a T for style of music.
But there's that control they so desire. With a free market, more material will sell, but it will be more consumer choice than ever. And then there's the whole price thing...they just want to get outrageous cashola for you buying an entire CD. And the higher they jack the prices up...the more "long term" their market investment becomes.
It's a freagin' mess man. It no longer has ANYTHING to do with music or art. So it has enslaved not only those who enjoy the music, but those who truely create it as well.
And even when I look at their numbers and hear their claims, they just don't make sense to me. There is every bit as much profit available from doing things in a different manner. They have convinced theirselves otherwise.
siggghhhh
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