This author vents forth his frustration with the cartels theft of users rights all in the name of "protective measures", leaving nothing for the consumer from the deal of yesteryear.
http://www.tigerweekly.com/story.php?iidart=1311Clamping down on Internet file-sharing, while not making revisions to existing policies, however, is new. Despite logic, file-sharing is illegal and people have been prosecuted. The whole point of shutting down file-sharing is to keep the media industries from losing profit. But, the other end of things isn’t being adjusted. Law abiding citizens don’t download media, they purchase it. But, they are treated like potential pirates, each time they are refused a refund.
The media industry shouldn’t be allowed to have it both ways and force the consumer into the equivalent of grab-bag shopping. Even with stores and Web sites offering song samples and playing movies, the consumer still can’t make an informed decision. For example, Amazon.com has a sample for Coheed & Cambria’s hit single, “The Suffering,” but the sample doesn’t include the song’s chorus. And good luck to anyone trying to listen to a sample of lesser known or older album in their local Barnes & Noble, as only the music the store is trying to sell is going to be available to listen to. With movies, especially re-releases of older titles, it can be next to impossible to see what the extra footage is actually included in say the international version of “Supergirl.”
The solution is simple. Give us refunds or gives us file-sharing. Until then, the media industry deserves no sympathy from us, and it certainly doesn’t deserve our money. It’s bad enough a we have to pay $15 for a CD when we can walk a few aisles over and buy a blank CD-R for roughly $0.35, which can hold nearly 10 of the $15 CDs on it in .mp3 format.
Well I think this guy can see the Cartel of greed for what they are and the sneaky way they steal your rights while giving you nothing in return, well writted Brian
